How to Use sandblast in a Sentence

sandblast

verb
  • One of the most common of these treatments is sandblasting.
    — New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Trump previously said the plan was to sandblast, caulk and resurface the pool basin.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • You're being sandblasted by a storm of burning embers and smoke.
    — National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2016
  • The blue words were sandblasted by a headstone business, which then spray painted the letters.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then, that power was sandblasted away as presumably Bungie didn’t like that much.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The texture is created by sandblasting or etching panes of glass.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The texture is created by sandblasting or etching panes of glass.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • After that, these sheets are primed and sandblasted to get rid of dust and other impurities.
    — Cmg Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
  • Strong winds tore through the area, whipping snow through the air with such force that Verbeek felt like he was being sandblasted.
    — Vicky Ho, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017
  • Furniture and lampshades are fashioned from driftwood, and the floors of sandblasted pine.
    — Ashlea Halpern, CNT, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The people who work at the factories are also getting sick from sandblasting the denim.
    — ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • While sandblasting paint from the iron gates on the mansion’s front door, workers discovered gold gilding that had been painted over for decades.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The shell is also inspected for cracks, sandblasted, cleaned and repainted.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Last year, Al Jazeera found that some Chinese factories were sandblasting clothes.
    — National Geographic, 17 Oct. 2016
  • Instead, the Pailies sandblasted, falsely restamped and reshipped the metal.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Clad in heavy end-grain cedar blocks, sandblasted to a muted and almost rocklike finish, the house disappears into its landscape of trees.
    — Caroline Roux, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2025
  • By Lap 40, the front of cars looked like they’d been sandblasted, and pit crews had to be mindful not to slip on debris that shook out of grills during stops.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Over the course of about a year, Chen tested different ways of whittling down the metal by effectively sandblasting it with atoms.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Over the course of about a year, Chen tested different ways of whittling down the metal by effectively sandblasting it with atoms.
    — Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Prior to finding its way to Brunswick, it had been sandblasted and electrified in Cincinnati.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2019
  • That said, the granite itself is solid, so sandblasting the sculpture wouldn’t affect the structural integrity of the mountain.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
  • But the threat never disappeared, afflicting workers who were sandblasting denim and tombstones and toiling in mines.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • And a plant in Florida was cited for polluting the air through its sandblasting operation.
    — John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Soaring, 20-foot-high ceilings add volume and grandeur, while sandblasted and brushed limestone mimic the nearby beachfront.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
  • And crews cannot use pressure washers or sandblasting to remove the graffiti because of concern of contaminating the beach or ocean.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Preparing for change Many experts in the industry believe PP will have the same fate as sandblasting.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
  • For the sake of uniformity, the bezel, screws, crown, pushers, caseback, and folding clasp are also titanium and sandblasted to the same light shade.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
  • Work on the reflecting pool has included fixing leaks, sandblasting, caulking and resurfacing.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • James Hoyne does a variety of jobs at the family business, including sandblasting rust off pieces of metal and paperwork.
    — Joseph A. O'Brien Jr., courant.com, 15 June 2017
  • The closure will allow contractors to sandblast and paint as part of the bridge and roadway rehabilitation project in the area, according to a city news release.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2020

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