as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes
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Recent Examples of sandbag
Rodriguez joins Yu Darvish and Nestor Cortes (in San Diego last weekend) and teammate Zac Gallen Friday night as 5.00-ERA starters who sandbagged the Dodgers.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The Aggies don’t sandbag and dodge.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
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But without any leads nor money to return back to her comfortable life in India, Mehr is forced to work as a housemaid for these eccentric artists Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Choreographed to perfection, yet not in a way that felt forced in the slightest, Bono and company distilled their brilliant Elevation Tour into a spellbinding three-song set that found the band performing while names of terrorist victims were shown on the big screen.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The uncle alleged that the donations made by Yamagami’s mother, which by then totalled seven hundred thousand dollars, had been coerced.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Don't let somebody coerce you into scanning them up on the floor, because everybody's trying to get to Coach Prime.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Last week, the plaintiffs filed a motion seeking to compel production of an unredacted Ohio State Medical Board file concerning its investigation into Strauss that resulted in the suspension of his clinical privileges.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leaders compelled members to participate in expensive rituals, make lavish donations, and provide the Church with free labor.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Unified Government is not obligated to make debt service payments on the bonds, according to board documents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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Chief Communications Officer Jan Ivey said the club conducted a research project with UNC Charlotte and felt obligated to act on the findings.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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With Johnson muscling inside or hitting jumpers long and short, and with considerable help from Mikey Williams and Mark Lavrenov, Sacramento State outlasted Montana State 83-80 with a thrilling finish in front of another full house of nearly 3,000 at sparkling Hornet Pavilion.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond endeavoring to sleep and also muscle through the day while the sun is bright overhead, the most challenging part for Mehta was the first day of sled pulling when her team moved from Vinson Base Camp to Low Camp.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Marshall, like all the rest of them, was eventually let go for not knowing anything, but not before more time was wasted by detectives, who were obliged to interview most of these sideshows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hayley obliges, perhaps too enthusiastically, prompting Yasmin to get involved in the action herself so as not to be outdone in the endless game of power play.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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