rust

There is still “a lot of rust to knock off,” during camp and the lead-up to the season, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

For Joshua, it is about far more than shaking off ring rust.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

We just have to shake off a little rust first.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Williams hadn't played in a tournament since saying she was "evolving away" from tennis in 2022, so inevitably there were signs of rust.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

He read the poem to her, J. P. Clark’s “Ibadan,” and he lingered on the words “running splash of rust and gold.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Carbon steel rusts easily, so those knives have to be consistently washed and dried to avoid discoloration.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

"Most ring pots are metal, which rusts and breaks down over time," he explained.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2021

“Spring Break”: A child is traumatized when his beloved Slinky rusts out.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2021

Yet if you throw water on iron it rusts, or burns, better than if you leave it dry.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

The researchers compare the damaged protein to a rusted key that no longer fits its lock.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mercantile scales and rusted bird cages are scattered across crowded shelves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

While trimming back Valerie's hedges and clearing brambles, the 24-year-old spotted a rusted, 50cm device that looked "almost like a mortar stood up on its tail".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

The prison through which he is escorted is a maze of many gates, rusted metal barriers to movement that echo, with every thud and clank, the stymied processes of Soviet justice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

And you ought to see him in his hunting clothes grunting away, doing pull-ups on that rusted swing set in his backyard.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

The largest structure, a six-story building with dozens of broken windows, is sealed shut with rusting metal grillwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

"The siren tower in our village is rusting and leaning and is set to fall any time because there has never been any maintenance."

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Electricity reverses the rusting process, allowing the iron batteries to store energy for later use.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Clement eased by a pickup truck, long broken and rusting in the middle of the road, and then we made a sharp turn into the jungle.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer