dusty
Example Sentences
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“I’m a big dusty old fart when it comes to the mystique of things,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Built on community connection rather than blockbuster spectacle, the Redondo Beach festival deliberately avoids typical pain points like long lines and dusty lots to create a comfortable oceanfront gathering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
I’m talking about the dusty envelopes hanging from metal hooks near the soup packets.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Nearby, dusty sacks of potatoes are piled along the field edges, some loaded onto trucks, others left to sit for weeks, as farmers gamble on prices that rarely improve.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In summer it’s plain yellow dirt, so dusty I could taste it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing dusty
Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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