Sentence examples for dumping sand from inspiring English sources
THE army of workers operating along what used to be Macau's waterfront is conducting "land reclamation": dumping sand into the water to create more land on which to build ever more casinos, resorts and hotels in the formerly Portuguese playground.
The brainchild of a Las Vegas-based libertarian activist, Michael Oliver, the tiny republic was created in 1971 by dumping sand on the Minerva Reefs, which lie about 500km (310 miles) south-west of the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga.
National Guard members, meanwhile, raced to erect a new barrier around the homes in east Winfield, dumping sand into a four-foot-high, wire-mesh lined barricade that would stretch about 2,700 feet around them.
It would rule out so-called hardened structures like jetties and groins and would also stop or sharply limit dumping sand to build up dunes and widen beaches for storm protection.
Operators might adjust the position by using the changes in the picture relative to the surroundings and dumping sand.
In Thailand, the hardest hit country after Indonesia, the sea rushed 2 kilometers inland, dumping sand and marine debris such as diatom shells on the dark, peat soil.
It dumped sand and seaweed everywhere, leaving five feet of water inside.
Use a bucket or shovel to dump sand on top of the fabric.
We dumped sand in the corners, so when we kicked it long the ball stopped dead.
"If there is a river of sand moving down the beach and you dump sand into it, it won't work.
Or that the plant's steep conveyor belt, which dumps sand and gravel into metal holding tanks from a height of seven stories, was silent, frozen in place.
