dust off

verb

dusted off; dusting off; dusts off

: to bring out or back to use again

dusted off his golf clubs when he retired

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The vacuum weighs less than 1.5 pounds, so unlike other brands, your arm won’t get tired when reaching up to get the dust off crown molding or carrying it out to your car to vacuum up those snack crumbs from last week’s commute. —

Shea Simmons, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Niccol confirmed the coffee behemoth will be dusting off its Sharpie collection—or buying more—so that baristas can return to scrawling names or notes on coffee cups. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Total Time: 25 Minutes Get The Recipe 61 of 62 Chicken Lombardy What's better than dusting off a beloved vintage recipe at suppertime? —

Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024 Residents may have to dust off their snow blowers and shovels that saw minimal use in recent years. —

Troy Smith, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dust off