duster

Example Sentences

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In Kern County: Mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is chased across a barren field in Indiana by a crop duster in “North by Northwest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Our photographer captured their looks: toasty puffer jackets, a floral duster coat and one exposed midriff.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

She was dressed in a lacy white duster over slacks and T-shirt and her shoes were not meant for hiking.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Hefner’s wife and children said he began as a crop duster and had an aviation career that spanned more than 40 years.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald