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

Find a duster extender or ladder to make sure you can reach the ceiling and the tops of cabinets and refrigerators.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

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

Hankey even hired a crop duster to fly over half of his 30 acres to test whether the plane would move more pollen around in the air and improve fertilization.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2022

Her veil and linen duster were on the floor beside the bee, which she had stomped to death, and Miss Love was buttoning her shirtwaist.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns