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sandy

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1. sandy - Noun

2. sandy - Adjective

4. sandy - Adjective Satellite

5. Sandy - Proper noun

Meaning

Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.

Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal. Uma Thurman

As geographers, Sosius, crowd into the edges of their maps parts of the world which they do not know about, adding notes in the margin to the effect that beyond this lies nothing but sandy deserts full of wild beasts, and unapproachable bogs. Plutarch

The gray-green stretch of sandy grass, Indefinitely desolate; A sea of lead, a sky of slate; Already autumn in the air, alas! One stark monotony of stone, The long hotel, acutely white, Against the after-sunset light Withers gray-green, and takes the grass's tone. Arthur Symons

Time is but the stream I go afishin in. I drink at it, but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains. Henry David Thoreau

Sandy Koufax. Sandy was a special problem for me because he possessed exceptional control, speed and a great curve ball. He was highly disciplined, extremely committed and a very private person. These qualities enabled him to concentrate on his profession without a lot of unnecessary distractions. Ernie Banks

Like seeks like--a scabbed horse and a sandy dike. Danish Proverb

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