dusty
Example Sentences
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Ordinary stars often display silicate emission associated with dusty disks.
From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026
All of a sudden you’re sorting through a snake’s nest of dusty cables and cords, trying to tell a receiver from a hard drive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Late in the album, “Spirit Showing” features a twinkly keyboard that brings to mind the dusty chime of the celesta, as if the song takes place in a dim space illuminated by candlelight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
The writer lived in this building, well before it was known for its oxtail, and the restaurant honors him by displaying a dusty bottle rack said to be his, I don’t ask.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Lita’s bare feet and the bottom of her white dress are dusty, like she’s walked a long way to be with me.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing dusty
Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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