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Examples of sand trap in a Sentence
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There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
There’s a nine-hole golf course (no grass, all sand traps) and a lawn mower racetrack.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The sand in the course’s sand traps is made on-site from recycled glass.
—Nick Aspinwall, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023
Including the chairman of Oregon’s board of trustees calling for the Big Ten vote from the sand trap at the Portland Country Club.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
Around the time that the hearing began, Trump was on his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, in a sand trap on the fifth hole.
—Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
Its par-3, 175-yard third hole is one of the most difficult short frames in the state with a careful drive needed to avoid the dangers of a sloping green and two nearby sand traps.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2023
Other notable projects include the Ford administration installing an outdoor pool on the South Lawn in 1975, a jogging track around the south grounds during the Clinton administration, and a putting green with a sand trap built outside the Oval Office during the Eisenhower administration.
—Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2020
Its windows look over the in-ground heated pool, a putting green with a sand trap, and ample space for gatherings and a game of croquet.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sand trap
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“Sand trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20trap. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
sand trap
noun
: a hazard on a golf course consisting of a hollow containing sand
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