How to Use dust in a Sentence

dust

1 of 2 noun

• There is not a speck of dust in that house.
• He wiped the chalk dust off his hands.
• The floor was covered with dust.
• As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind.
• You can see the dust particles floating through the air.
• Plastic chairs were set up, and tea was served in the dust.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• What has that been like for you now that the dust has settled a bit?
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
• As the dust swirled, Cross yelled for churchgoers to get out of the building.
  — Deneen L. Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
• But that's not the only thing being kicked up when a wall of dust rolls through.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• Rubble spilled across the road, giving up plumes of dust.
  — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
• To use, lightly spray the mixture on a microfiber cloth and dust.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
• Use a dry cloth or soft brush to gently wipe away any loose pollen or dust.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
• The comet has a core of dust, gas and ice surrounded by a bright cloud of gas known as a coma.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
• In the event of a tie in points atop the table or elsewhere when all the dust is settled at the end of the season, that will be the tiebreaker.
  — oregonlive, 22 June 2023
• Homes turned to mounds of dust and protruding rebar in the villages of Moulay Brahim and Amizmiz.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• However, Chevron, up 51%, and Exxon Mobil, which has gained 87%, leave both in the dust.
  — WSJ, 13 Sep. 2023
• Then an enormous blast went off, sending a plume of dust and smoke into the air.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• It is shut out, like other things, that come from outdoors: dust, heat and bad news.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
• Blessed rains have washed away the interminable heat and dust of summer.
  — TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
• Can the 76ers afford to give a massive, long-term deal to a guy who will soon be 34 years old and turned to dust at the end of this series?
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
• The bull settles his gaze on Catalino and stomps the ground, shooting dust into the air.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• Clamp each slat on blinds with the jaws of the tongs, sliding from end to end to easily wipe away dust on both sides of the slat at once.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
• There are some pretty capable camper vans out there, but this 4×4 will leave them in the dust.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
• So there’s fairy dust involved in what’s a hit and what’s not at certain times and a lot that’s out there is worthy.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• This yellow dust covers the water’s surface on many fisheries at the same exact time the bass move to the beds.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
• From June to September, large dust storms can occur across the state as high winds pick up loose dust.
  — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• Jutting up from the dust and the dirt of Nayapara camp in Bangladesh are bamboo, tarp and tin huts jammed along labyrinthine pathways.
  — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
• The wispy pastel streams are additional plumes of gas and dust.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
• The bookcases are almost always covered with a thin film of dust, and the shelves do not hide their age.
  — The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
• That’s for health reasons and out of respect: Human ash could be mixed in the dust that covers the dogs and handlers head to toe.
  — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023

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dust

2 of 2 verb

• Dust the pan with flour.
• I dust at least once a week.
• The crops will be dusted with pesticide.
• Place the parchment on the counter and dust it with flour.
  — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
• Use the 1/4 cup flour to dust the dough while kneading.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020
• This take on the Sam Cooke classic will pick you up and dust you off.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2022
• Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter, and dust it with flour.
  — Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020
• Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with the flour.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Clouds of flour dusted the counters, the floor, and the aprons of the women gathered there.
  — Deborah Linder, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• Might be time to dust it off and sell, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2021
• Does this mean the month’s full moon, dubbed the snow moon, will rise to a region dusted in snow?
  — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2024
• Chad Morris had to pick himself off the mat and dust himself off in the last year.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2020
• Hepa played so well that Smart might have to dust him off more often.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2021
• The revered statue in Italy is not going to dust itself.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
• The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it.
  — Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022
• My job was to rearrange the windows and help dust the shelves.
  — Glamour, 8 Dec. 2022
• Some weeks dusting was the hot item, other times the littles would sweep and mop up a storm.
  — Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with flour.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Just dip pinecones in white paint and dust them in a little gold for total glam vibes.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 9 Nov. 2022
• For dusty baseboards and window sills, opt for the dusting brush.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• It's got a good message: 'Get your ass up and dust yourself off from this breakup.
  — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021
• Need to dig deep, dust yourself off, rebuild, then come back and try again.
  — Cody Goodwin, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2021
• Generously flour your work surface and dust your rolling pin and the dough with the flour.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour and place the biscuit dough on it.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• Inside were two steel pill presses, each the size of a small fridge and dusted with chalky residue.
  — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
• First, though, dust your shades, sheers and curtains by patting them with your hands.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
• Pitcher took off his dress shoes and socks, went down there cold and dusted those old codgers.
  — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
• And as a stand-in for the salt, these fries are dusted in cinnamon-sugar.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Britain must now dust itself off, pick through the rubble and decide what comes next.
  — Henry Austin, NBC News, 7 July 2022
• Once it's been pressed out, finish it off with the rolling pin and dust it with a little bit of flour to keep it from sticking.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 6 May 2024