sandy

adjective

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\ ˈsan-dē

sandier; sandiest

Definition of sandy

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : consisting of or containing sand : full of sand

b : sprinkled with sand

2 : of the color sand

Sandy

geographical name

\ ˈsan-dē

Definition of Sandy (Entry 2 of 2)

city in northern Utah south of Salt Lake City population 87,461

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Synonyms for sandy

Synonyms: Adjective

Examples of sandy in a Sentence

Adjective The soil in my garden is very sandy. the child with sandy hair really stood out among the brunettes

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective See how fast a lap on the 1.3-mile trail can be completed, rolling over roots and through sandy turns. — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021 The Los Angeles colorist Daniel Moon took the singer Hayley Kiyoko from a bright blond to a sandy gingerbread color. — Kristen Bateman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 Most pine tree species come from distant places where the soil is acid and rocky or sandy rather than clay. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 25 Dec. 2021 The sandy limestone plays nicely with other, brighter hues. — Kathryn O'shea-evans, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021 The luxurious complex has been built on 320 hectares of sandy land some 100 kilometers southwest of Doha, strategically situated to welcome visitors both from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. — Dimitris Sideridis, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 Its worlds are those of vivid neons and pastels, ethereal woodlands, sandy plains, and modelesque women. — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2021 Tall, slender, leaf-like glass forms ascend from the sandy ground among cacti and aloe plants, adding bright pops of lilac to the desert landscape. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2021 Feral pigs roam the theater where once the movie star Arthur Leander (Gael García Bernal) played King Lear, but on a sandy dune, twenty years after the plague, his old co-star is still alive and running late for some rehearsal. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021

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