dust off
verb
dusted off; dusting off; dusts off
: to bring out or back to use again
dusted off his golf clubs when he retired
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To dust off its cobwebs and go back to my earlier days of carefree riding?
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Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Kneeling in the chalky dirt of southern Germany, an archaeologist carefully dusted off yet another skeleton of yet another horse.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old Walz has dusted off his campaign shoes to stump for Crawford, a sign of how important Democrats see this race while searching for positive headlines since last November.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Adam Sandler is dusting off his golf clubs and reviving his beloved Happy Gilmore character.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Kneeling in the chalky dirt of southern Germany, an archaeologist carefully dusted off yet another skeleton of yet another horse.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old Walz has dusted off his campaign shoes to stump for Crawford, a sign of how important Democrats see this race while searching for positive headlines since last November.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Adam Sandler is dusting off his golf clubs and reviving his beloved Happy Gilmore character.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dust off
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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