sands
/sændz/
noun
- A large area of sand, such as a beach, desert, or sandy plain.
- The golden sands of the Caribbean attract tourists from all over the world.
- They drove across the endless sands of the Sahara Desert.
- Children played on the warm sands, building castles and digging tunnels.
- Grains of sand, especially when considered as a substance or material.
- The construction crew used heavy machinery to move tons of sands for the new road.
- The hourglass's sands slowly trickled from the top chamber to the bottom.
- He brushed the fine white sands from his towel after lying on the beach.
- A period of time, especially a limited or passing one (often used in phrases like 'the sands of time').
- The poet wrote about the relentless sands of time that bury all memories.
- The sands of time are running out for the endangered species.
- As the old man spoke, he seemed to feel the sands of his own life slipping away.