as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the child with sandy hair really stood out among the brunettes
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Recent Examples of sandy
The secluded location, along with the private sandy beach and the helipad, enhance the resort's exclusivity.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
This oversized bucket bag comes in a pretty olive green, black, and sandy beige, too.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Improve sandy and old garden sites with organic matter before starting new plantings.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The trek takes athletes along a scenic course, the glistening Pacific Ocean and sandy beaches as a backdrop.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
This oversized bucket bag comes in a pretty olive green, black, and sandy beige, too.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Improve sandy and old garden sites with organic matter before starting new plantings.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The trek takes athletes along a scenic course, the glistening Pacific Ocean and sandy beaches as a backdrop.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandy
Adjective
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Their living doll with her blond curls and round blue eyes.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Guard Jake Davis, playing in front of the Orange Krush student section wearing curly strawberry blond wigs meant to look like his hair, had 11 points and three assists.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My one gripe with trench coats is that the tawny beige shade washes me out.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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