1.   Snow flurries wafted in Saturday afternoon, mixing with the blowing sand and occasionally giving the Mall the look of winter tundra.

2.   Dead animals were quickly buried whole in the blowing sands.

3.   Now a lightweight sleeve made from clear plastic, woven string and two strips of Velcro can protect the treasured devices from blowing sand and spilled water.

4.   Outside, on a lonely bluff, a bleached buffalo skull sinks into the blowing sands.

5.   Roads were covered by blowing sand.

6.   They are weary of the blowing sand, the brutal desert heat and the endless boredom.

7.   We felt as though someone were blowing sand into our eyes with a straw.

8.   After gusting winds and blowing sand made conditions difficult the previous day, there was little wind Thursday.

9.   The blowing sand on the court created problems as well.

10.   The blowing sand on the court created hazards too.