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

Recent Examples on the Web

In April of that year, the two leaders shared a six-second handshake that turned into a side-hug during Macron's state visit to Washington, D.C. Trump also at one point brushed dust off Macron's shoulder. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025

Desperate for a marquee event every year, the Champions Trophy was dusted off and shoehorned into a cricket calendar that is struggling to breathe. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

All businesses and Americans will be wise to dust off the document and demand that our political leaders follow it. —Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025

Lin-Manuel Miranda dusted off his colonial garb and rapping skills for a surprise Saturday Night Live cameo this weekend, but because of a certain American president, the Hamilton scribe was immediately silenced mid-song. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dust off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff