How to Use sandcastle in a Sentence

sandcastle

noun
  • The top of the sandcastle is a replica of the virus in the form of a crown.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2022
  • But that whole life was gone in the fire, toppled like a sandcastle.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The three of them make a sandcastle, complete with bridges and moats.
    — Shaila Kapoor, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • Her daughter built a sandcastle, only to have a wave come in and wash part of it away.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Last month, Grace could be seen helping her dad build a sandcastle in a sweet video.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • The shore is great for sandcastle building or just lounging the day away with a good beach read.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Each team can have up to eight sandcastle builders, and alternates are allowed.
    — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
  • And there’s only so much a quick rubdown or rinse can do erase hours of body surfing and sandcastle building.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 July 2019
  • Pearl problem-solves her way through the day, and in the end, her sandcastle — or rather, sand kingdom — is perfect.
    — Ciarra Chavarria, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Teams work nonstop for five hours on their sandcastles, which often take months of preparation.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Toddlers might take to the beach for some shell collecting or sandcastle building.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
  • But building on a landfill involves more than just plopping a building atop it like a seashell on a sandcastle.
    — Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2021
  • Did someone hand Amanda a little sand shovel and tell her to make a sandcastle?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • When summer rolls around, your family can pack this block in the beach bag to build a big, beautiful sandcastle.
    — Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And then the amount of time till the next wave even further demolishes my sandcastle, that’s the period.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • Kids have their own crafts, sandcastle building, and wildlife activities at Seedlings, its kids’ club.
    — Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
  • Get your hands dirty in the giant sandbox and learn how to build sandcastles under the guidance of professional artists.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • If there was no clue, the racer had to rebuild the sandcastle – which was surprisingly difficult to do.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The sandcastle took home the award for best Houston-centric at the competition.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Scavenger hunts, homemade coconut ice cream, sandcastle building, and tie-dye classes rank high on the list of things little ones love, too.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Glide past gigantic limestone peaks, hop aboard kayaks to explore echoey grottoes, or make a sandcastle on one of the powdery white beaches.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • The over-all likelihood is that Labour will win a mandate that is enormous and fragile at the same time—an electoral sandcastle.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
  • The beach felt quiet and exclusive, with sugar-soft sand and the occasional egret parading on by our sandcastle.
    — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
  • The beach was covered with hundreds of sandcastles, but only 11 had clues just below the sandcastle.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2021
  • This look is perfect for those of us who want to feel comfortable while lounging by the water, but are still ready to dive in to build a sandcastle with your kids at any second.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The unspoiled beaches are a definite draw for beachcombers, shell collectors and sandcastle builders.
    — Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Beach activities range from sandcastle building to surfing lessons.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Its towers rise above the Eixample district like something pulled from a dream, a forest, a sandcastle and a cathedral all at once.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The screening room holds chaise longues with cushions in subtly alternating shades of muted beige to suggest the varying hues and shapes of sandcastles.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But on the beach, DeLuca is frantically building a sandcastle before the tide comes in.
    — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2021

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