duster

Example Sentences

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In Kern County: Mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is chased across a barren field in Indiana by a crop duster in “North by Northwest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Find a duster extender or ladder to make sure you can reach the ceiling and the tops of cabinets and refrigerators.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Our photographer captured their looks: toasty puffer jackets, a floral duster coat and one exposed midriff.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Hefner’s wife and children said he began as a crop duster and had an aviation career that spanned more than 40 years.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

When I looked up, I saw a crop duster plunging his little plane over a field of growing things, behind him a cloud of pesticides parachuting out.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd