dust

Example Sentences

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"Obviously dust is fine particles. Most of it is in the air, but some of it will land on your windowsill," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Imagine if 82% of the stars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope turned out to be dust on the lens,” Mr. Newman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Many stars are born inside vast clouds of gas and dust in space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

My eyes were still puffy from the lack of sleep, and the dust didn’t help, but I kept on cleaning: first the windows, then the walk.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu