1.   Beamon hit the sand so powerfully that he bounced back into the air and out of the pit.

2.   After successfully digging Steffes, Whitmarsh dinked the ball over the net and watched the ball hit the sand for the win.

3.   He has the evidence of a lightning bolt that hit beach sand and left a crystal formation of glass shards.

4.   His car hit the sand, flew up over the wall and landed on a finished portion of the freeway.

5.   Plenty of skin off the kneecaps of Saudi kings when they hit the desert sand begging consumers to buy gas on Friday.

6.   An oil tanker that hit a sand bar last week in the Gulf of Finland can be towed to port safely without leaking oil, rescue workers said Monday.