dust

Example Sentences

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About 4.6 billion years ago, the young Sun was surrounded by a massive disk of gas and dust.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

He told Cates how Klopp inspired his team to dust themselves off and go for more.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But at a Dick’s in Huntington Beach, Calif., in March, no one had heard of a Shibumi and it took a while to find a few gathering dust on a shelf in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Under standard theories, planets form within giant discs of gas and dust called protoplanetary discs.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

I splashed the dust off my face at the pump and took a nice long drink.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney