sandbag

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Recent Examples of sandbag In Brisbane, residents were busy sandbagging their homes and stripping supermarket shelves of food and bottled water as authorities issued warnings about potential flooding. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025 That being said, it can’t be assumed teams are always sandbagging. Luke Smith, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Rather than being an interesting new character to explore, Aiko’s existence sandbags large portions of the story for empty drama. Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 Competition among the more than 2 million sellers on the site is so fierce, merchants have even stooped to bribing Amazon workers to give their products an advantage and sandbag their competitors. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sandbag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
Verb
  • Farmland and ranch properties, typically large and illiquid assets, have historically forced family sales to cover estate tax obligations.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Initially, the plant’s staff was overwhelmed, forcing Motorola to briefly backtrack on its promise to deliver phones to customers within four days.
    Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • One of the former detectives Dillard accused of helping harass and coerce a witness into testifying was among the Wolverines.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
  • In the end, the evidence came down to how coerced the female victims were.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • So she still feels compelled to speak up for these fellow children of God.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • That compels people to shell out somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000 for courtside seats for a summer league game, as people did Thursday.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Judges are not obligated to consider amicus briefs since they are submitted by non-parties.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
  • The family told the local station that doctors allegedly said they were legally obligated to keep Smith on life support until the fetus was viable.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • In some losses, the Sky seem to be at a disadvantage due to their lack of a consistent offensive star, a bucket-getter who can pour on the points to muscle through an otherwise lopsided game.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The most daunting questions are still to come, as GOP leadership rushes to muscle Trump’s signature package to the floor for votes by his Fourth of July deadline.
    Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Clark the Cub obliged and threw the ball back to Kamara.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Many pet owners love to pamper and praise their animal companions, and there are small business owners who are quick to oblige.
    Erin Federigan, Mercury News, 2 July 2025

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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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