SINCE 1828
sand dollar
nounDefinition of sand dollar
: any of numerous flat circular sea urchins (order Clypeasteroida) that live chiefly in shallow water on sandy bottoms
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Just like a beach house can easily skew cheesy when it's covered in sand dollars and sea glass, a mountain home can get a little too folksy. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "What You Should Know Before Buying a Mountain House to Rent on Airbnb," 20 May 2019 There are wide expansive beaches of pristine white sand dotted with shells and sand dollars. — Matt Hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, "Hilton Head Island, Revisited," 19 Nov. 2018 Sea stars are more closely linked with sand dollars and sea urchins. — Nina Maclaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, "Seeing the shore anew; Brookline to read ‘Underground Railroad’," 23 Mar. 2018 Here, from a sand dollar–strewn beach to the conch salad not to be missed, the native islander sounds off on the very best of the Bahamas. — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, "Designer Rebecca de Ravenel’s Bahamas Guide: Best Beaches, Basket Bag Shopping, and Beyond," 13 Jan. 2018 They were surrounded by thousands of tiny sand dollars. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "In search of the perfect shell on Florida's Sanibel Island (photos)," 10 Jan. 2018 The sand dollar that washed up on Olga Bay, above, home of a seaplane base. — Photographs And Text By Christopher Miller, New York Times, "130 Miles, 8 Days, 1 Spellbound Photographer on Kodiak Island," 28 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sand dollar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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