dusty
Example Sentences
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He would see those lorikeets again later, now feasting on the “frilly white blooms” of a eucalyptus tree, their heads dusty with pollen, dizzily enjoying their nectar-rich world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Dry spices scattered into cream taste dusty; spices warmed in fat become aromatic, expansive.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Its thin atmosphere and dusty terrain create an environment where constant motion generates electrical energy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Even the cabbages, radishes, and long green beans laid out on the vegetable carts were dusty, despite the sellers swiping them with cloths at regular intervals.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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