How to Use sandy in a Sentence

sandy

adjective

• The soil in my garden is very sandy.
• From the sandy beaches with a glass of champagne in your hand.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
• The Golden Gate Bridge, next to blue water and a sandy beach.
  — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Any sandy desert, like the dunes at San Luis Obispo, is a dream as well.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
• Those designed to fish from a sandy beach are called sand spikes.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• But city planners didn’t know how to build on the sandy terrain.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Hitting the low, sandy bottom, the decrepit boat broke apart about 100 yards from the shore.
  — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• At slow speeds, the Crosstrek is happy to climb sandy hills and straddle small ravines.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
• The slide took out part of an ocean-view patio and left a 15-to-20-foot, sheer face of sandy soil at the edge of the buildings.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
• Follow the path another .6 miles to the sandy beach, just across Perch Street.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• Washing and re-washing sandy greens can take a lot of time.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
• The city's sandy beaches run along South Beach Boulevard.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
• There are countless shades of brown, from light, sandy beige to dark mahogany.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
• Many turned to tanning beds and SPF-less tanning oil to get that sandy, '70s surfer look.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 7 Sep. 2023
• That means ample time to catch some rays on the sandy beaches, swim in the clear water, and hit the scenic hiking trails.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
• With its 825 miles of sandy beaches, Florida is home to most of those.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• Think curved roofs that mimic the waves of the crystal-clear water and lots of weathered wood that blends in with the sandy beach and sea.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
• In very dry and sandy soil, mix in some compost to help retain moisture.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• Hawke is tall, with the shaggy, sandy hair of a glam rocker and gangly limbs.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• In total, there’s a mile of private shoreline and 2,000 feet of sandy beach on the ocean and more beach on Lake Tashmoo.
  — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• But that’s okay, because where these plugs work best is on sandy, trough-laden beaches where stripers feed right in the wash.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Research done by Pure Earth shows that the barren, sandy soil emits mercury.
  — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
• The coastal city of Da Nang was tapped as a filming location for its sandy beaches.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 22 Apr. 2023
• After a lifetime spent on the sandy shores, Daisy died of old age on October 15.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• The scenic lake, draws boaters, swimmers and hikers to its blue waters, sandy beaches and red rock canyons.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
• Residents can enjoy the view of Lake Michigan from the sandy shore or under shade of the pavilion.
  — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
• Crunchy and sandy, with a hint of maple and molasses, these are mindless tea cookies to pass the time, and some cookies don’t need to do much more.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 22 Feb. 2023
• The result is that the canyon’s sandy beaches, where animals live and boaters camp at night, are shrinking.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 June 2023
• Will there still be sandy beaches or surf breaks to cherish in the future, coastal road trips and oceanfront homes left to dream about?
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• Pampas grass has a fluffy, feathery appearance, and the stems might be bright white, sandy brown or even pale pink.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024