rusty

Example Sentences

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At right-back, Nathan Patterson looked rusty before being replaced by Anthony Ralston on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Far from luxuriating in a serene and pristine writing environment, Ms. Lewin reveals, Woolf worked amid “old nibs, bits of string, used matches, rusty paper-clips, crumpled envelopes, broken cigarette-holders, etc.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The men also averaged a tick over five goals a game in the preliminary round plus looked a little rusty doing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Kashif Siddiqui is a pharmacist, but admits his kite flying is a bit rusty.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Sparks flew as the rusty rails tore from their fixings.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda