dust

Example Sentences

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When the dust settled, the airline had added more than 28,000 domestic seats, and over 30,000 total when accounting for long-haul international flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Obviously dust is fine particles. Most of it is in the air, but some of it will land on your windowsill," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I’d frittered away the better part of a week and now that dream of a mountain had just crumbled to dust.

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