How to Use dust storm in a Sentence

dust storm

noun

• Most of the problems of the Moon, plus toxic dust storms and half-year flight each way.
  — WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
• Epic dust storms Phoenix was in the grips of a dry spell in early July 2011.
  — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019
• And here’s some advice for what to do if you’re caught driving in a dust storm.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2021
• The dust storm was a reminder about how more and more desert dirt will be blown through the air this summer.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• But these varied names all describe the same thing: dust storms.
  — Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
• The novel’s plot pivots around the search for a 6-year-old boy who has gone missing in a dust storm.
  — Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• Storms will likely remain east of the Valley on Monday, but there is a chance of a dust storm in the evening, Rogers said.
  — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, 29 July 2019
• From June to September, large dust storms can occur across the state as high winds pick up loose dust.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
• The dust storm turned into a downpour, and all the dignitaries ran for cover.
  — Shalini Venugopal Bhagat, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2020
• The obvious question is — what do drivers do if they’re caught in a dust storm?
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2021
• As if that weren't enough, DLR is also battling the approach of dust storm season on Mars.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2020
• Throw in the fact that the dust storm happened to coincide with sunset, and an orange tint was added into the sea of brown.
  — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2019
• The sun vanished behind a black cloud: not a dust storm but a plague of biblical locusts!
  — Grant Segall, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2020
• Officials advised motorists to pull off the road if stuck in the middle of a dust storm, the weather service said.
  — Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2021
• Attendees at Black Rock City described the event site Sunday as dusty and dirty, full of whiteouts and dust storms.
  — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
• And while my family is my focus and my joy, from a creative standpoint, this year for me has been a dust storm.
  — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
• In fact, Garrett and a few of the castmates nearly missed the premiere event in Vegas because of a dust storm on Friday.
  — Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2021
• Then, as if the scene were not harrowing enough, a choking dust storm began to envelop the area.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
• Though the week and weekend have brought rain, flood warnings, and dust storms to the Valley, Sunday is forecast to be sunny with clear skies.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2023
• Rivers might dry up, and a sudden dust storm can introduce random havoc to a race.
  — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
• But now, with the rise in heat and drought and the decline of the aquifer, those dust storms are returning, the National Climate Assessment found.
  — Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• Dust particles on the moon's surface might float off the ground, and moon dust might fly into a dust storm, according to NASA.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
• An epic dust storm, also called a haboob, is pounding West Texas' biggest cities this week.
  — Michael Murney, Chron, 1 Mar. 2023
• Counties across Arizona were put on several flash flood and dust storm warnings on Monday that could roll through the rest of the week.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
• Which was good timing: A few days after the announcement, the largest dust storm in a decade swept across the Gobi Desert and into Beijing.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021
• Sailing from Barbados with day after day of clear sky, the crew was anxious about finding the dust storm.
  — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 24 June 2021
• To measure what might be in the dust, Perry uses an instrument that mimics a dust storm.
  — CBS News, 9 July 2022
• Enlarge / Image showing a dust storm over the northern hemisphere of Mars.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023
• Their source is both natural (like dust storms and forest fires) and man-made (like the burning of fossil fuels).
  — Mayank Aggarwal, Quartz India, 23 Apr. 2020
• There were no locations to go to when there was a snowstorm or a rainstorm or a windstorm or a dust storm or extreme heat.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024