how to pronounce sands

/ˈsændz/

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sands is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sands in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the tar sands the oil shales all the …”

meanings of sands

noun:

Sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which.
A unit of time.
A desert.
Plural of sand.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sand.

name:

A surname.

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