dust
noun
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
dusts
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present tense formof dust (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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We’re more taken by the scenes in which her father, Stellan Skarsgård’s faded filmmaker Gustav, dusts off his moth-eaten charisma to charm Elle Fanning’s Hollywood starlet into doing his new project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Under the blazing Mexican sun, Maria Couoh dusts off the skull of her late uncle Tomas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
A stray cat she encounters on the road reminds her of herself, both of them having "weathered the wind and rain for years but still managing to love this world that dusts our faces".
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2025
Their acidity complements the sweetness from the sugar and cinnamon that dusts the made-to-order piping hot fritter.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
Then she resumed her tasks with the magnetic dusts and the new fruits to be plucked from the crystal walls.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
