How to Use sandy in a Sentence

sandy

adjective

• The soil in my garden is very sandy.
• The soil up there is sandy and acidic, and my soil is clay.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022
• In places, the ground was sandy, and Canales’s boots sunk into it.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022
• From the sandy beaches with a glass of champagne in your hand.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
• Straight teeth and sandy hair, Izod T-shirts and madras skirts and boat shoes.
  — Longreads, 1 Oct. 2022
• The Golden Gate Bridge, next to blue water and a sandy beach.
  — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Deep dives Our knowledge of the sandy and rocky bottom of the seas is quite patchy.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
• Any sandy desert, like the dunes at San Luis Obispo, is a dream as well.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
• Those designed to fish from a sandy beach are called sand spikes.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• At 220-feet long, the pool featured a sandy beach and a water slide.
  — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
• But city planners didn’t know how to build on the sandy terrain.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• He is buried in a patch of sandy earth beside her mud brick home.
  — Fox News, 31 Oct. 2022
• Mother and son walked the sandy floors with candles in hand.
  — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
• The second was a zoomed out map of a sandy city with large domed buildings.
  — Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
• Hitting the low, sandy bottom, the decrepit boat broke apart about 100 yards from the shore.
  — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• At slow speeds, the Crosstrek is happy to climb sandy hills and straddle small ravines.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
• The slide took out part of an ocean-view patio and left a 15-to-20-foot, sheer face of sandy soil at the edge of the buildings.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
• Some of the roads outside the center of town are more like sandy, rocky paths than paved streets.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
• The Kuya Lord chef-owner makes a sandy paste full of chiles and fried garlic.
  — Times Food Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Follow the path another .6 miles to the sandy beach, just across Perch Street.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• Washing and re-washing sandy greens can take a lot of time.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
• For centuries, waves crashed against the sandy beaches of the east coast of England.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
• The palace courtyards, where the women learn to fight, are a rich playground of sandy reds and golds.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2022
• This is a great one for a sandy beach, park, or campground that will get you on your feet.
  — Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• The temperature is mild, the sandy beaches are clean and wide, and the restaurants are some of the best in the area.
  — Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• The Fall Guy shot its cannon rolls on a flat, sandy surface.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
• The island’s 34 miles of soft, sandy beaches are a great place to scout the seas for friendly fins.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
• The city's sandy beaches run along South Beach Boulevard.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
• One of the busiest ports in South Asia, this lively city is best known for long sandy beaches, turquoise waters, rich culture, and vibrant architecture.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
• Now, the tourist-friendly area known for its sandy white beaches has grown by leaps and bound, with an economy estimated to be worth nearly $200 billion.
  — Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024