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Someone asked me What is that stain on your shirt?

I replied It's sand I might have got it from lying on the beach/by lying on the beach

Which one is correct?

I mean to say that I might have got it when I was laying on the beach

Which preposition to be used here By or from?

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Use from. By suggests that you deliberately lay on the beach in order to stain your shirt, which seems unlikely!

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