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dusty

[duhs-tee] / ˈdʌs ti /


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The glow comes from a dusty disk that the star expelled only a few hundred years ago.

From Science Daily

I’ve never met Aunt Melissa, but once I found a box of dusty scrapbooks in the closet and looked through pictures of her and Dad when they were kids.

From Literature

He went right to his narrow twin bed, fished out The Way to Rio Luna from under the covers, and hid it on a dusty shelf in the garage.

From Literature

He rubbed the toe of his tennis shoe into the dusty trail, dislodging a stone.

From Literature

Two guards at a nearby immigration detention center said they frequently see detainees come in still wearing dusty work clothes from construction jobsites.

From The Wall Street Journal