Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandpapers
Verb
-
The District Attorney’s Office routinely files pretrial detention motions in cases involving these types of charges.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Disney Legend Bob MatheisonDisneyland files permits to begin construction on new parking garage recalled the construction of an Adventureland stage that featured a waterfall, according to the D23 Disney Legends website.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Hockey players cut more, so Emmet shaves deeper.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
22 Dec. 2025
-
To achieve this, Hank takes control in the dynamic and shaves Aaron’s entire body.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
With a palette knife, Callie Siskel scrapes at the raw face of elegy, revealing interior forms on a canvas where the poet’s father lives beyond death.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
26 Nov. 2025
-
But the legendary key party scene only scrapes the surface, and the film's blue-gray moodiness is downright enveloping, not to mention its brutally honest depiction of family ties.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
The end of his tenure with the Cubs gnaws it him.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The pop star sits on a kitchen floor, sporting a white turtleneck minidress that barely grazes her upper thigh.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
-
After someone in the other party fires a potshot that grazes the head of one of Rex’s fiends, another buddy returns fire and kills the original shooter.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Each time clothes rub against each other in the washer, the friction abrades the fibers slightly causing the surface to look dull.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
-
The front office scours every available market.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Liverpool are fortunate that Marcus Tavernier scuffs his shot straight at Alisson.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Sandpapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandpapers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
