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sandcastle

[ sand-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl ]

noun

  1. a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
  2. a plan or idea with little substance.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sandcastle1

First recorded in 1850–55; sand + castle
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Swimming, sailing, even just building a sandcastle - the ocean benefits our physical and mental wellbeing.

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Either Biden’s decision to leave the race will save a deeply flawed democracy still in need of a reset, or the whole thing collapses in on itself like a sandcastle when it gets wet.

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His father’s family is Armenian, and in his novel “The Sandcastle Girls” and as an activist, the author has addressed the continuing slaughter of Armenians by Turkish Muslims.

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TORRES: I equate it to building a sandcastle where you don’t really start out with a blueprint.

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The new Apple TV+ special recreates that first meeting, with Franklin returning Charlie Brown’s errant beach ball and then the two building a sandcastle together.

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