dust off

verb

dusted off; dusting off; dusts off

transitive verb

: to bring out or back to use again
dusted off his golf clubs when he retired

Examples of dust off in a Sentence

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To dust off its cobwebs and go back to my earlier days of carefree riding? Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025 Kneeling in the chalky dirt of southern Germany, an archaeologist carefully dusted off yet another skeleton of yet another horse. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 The 60-year-old Walz has dusted off his campaign shoes to stump for Crawford, a sign of how important Democrats see this race while searching for positive headlines since last November. Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025 Adam Sandler is dusting off his golf clubs and reviving his beloved Happy Gilmore character. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dust off

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dust off was in 1940

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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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