dust

Example Sentences

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Straight away we’re suspicious that Carney and co-screenwriter Peter McDonald stashed this story in a drawer ages ago and didn’t bother to dust it off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The right policy is the Administration’s slogan of “no dust, no dollars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

By then, Jupiter had already gathered most of the nearby material around its orbit, creating a gap in the surrounding disk of gas and dust.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

While the Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome gathers dust in a Police Scotland impound lot, Murrell is also revealed to have made several other luxury purchases with embezzled funds.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Danny had read all kinds of fairy tales and knew how rare and special fairy dust was.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova