sawdust
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noun
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Origin of sawdust
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Example Sentences
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Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
The decking company built its business on composite boards made from sawdust and recycled plastic shopping bags, which it pitches as more durable than pressure-treated lumber.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
He said: "The finances aren't good, the margins are wafer thin. It's a lot of sawing for not much sawdust, as my grandfather used to say."
From BBC • May 27, 2025
A genetic mutation is like accidentally replacing one ingredient with something completely different -- for example, using sawdust instead of flour.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024
“It isn’t,” I said, wishing to hold her close and warn her: don't be deceived, those walls aren't polished marble, they're particleboard, sawdust, and plaster, colored white with lead.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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