turn to dust
Example Sentences
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Now, their view is about to change dramatically, and they say they’re concerned about whether the mud that’s exposed at the bottom of the reservoir will turn to dust and pollute the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023
Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
School taught me to write down my dreams and attack them, that they turn to dust if you don’t.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
In the case that the manor is demolished, the architectural techniques, the design and the history of the manor turn to dust.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022
It’s just...a possibility, like it’s a possibility that I could turn to dust in the next instant and be disseminated throughout the universe as an omniscient consciousness.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
