dust off
Example Sentences
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“I’m shaking the dust off my old guitar and taking lessons again,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Others used the shutdown to dust off esoteric research projects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
You can also use a pastry brush or a clean, unused paintbrush to dust off the surfaces.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
“There are pandemic playbooks that we need to dust off and begin to implement.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
I blew the dust off it, sneaked it into bed with me that night, and was stunned to find an entire chapter on Hazara history.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
