Explore Dusted through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dusted in a sentence
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Dusted meaning
simple past and past participle of dust
Using Dusted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dust
- In the example corpus, dusted often appears in combinations such as: and dusted, dusted off, dusted with.
Context around Dusted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dusted
- In this selection, "dusted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, snow, snapped, latest, off, evergreens and onion stand out and add context to how "dusted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include done and dusted and ancho chile dusted onion strings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dusted" sits close to words such as adversarial, archibald and ashraf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dusted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
HSC done and dusted, so what's next? (8 words)
Farmer Wants a Wife is done and dusted for another season. (11 words)
As soon as the ball hit the net, this one was done and dusted. (14 words)
The Maroons broke the deadlock in the 24th minute when Liam Duncan was taken down inside the penalty area by Ross Tokely and the Keith forward dusted himself down to make no mistake with the resultant spot kick for his fourth goal of the season. (45 words)
The Illinois House dusted off a years-old pre-pandemic idea and on Thursday passed a resolution to get the ball rolling on the I-55 expansion through a public-private partnership. (32 words)
Both the teams will be eager to win this contest in a battle of the minnows even though their hopes of making it to the semi-finals are done and dusted. (31 words)
HSC done and dusted, so what's next? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
As soon as the ball hit the net, this one was done and dusted.
Both the teams will be eager to win this contest in a battle of the minnows even though their hopes of making it to the semi-finals are done and dusted.
Farmer Wants a Wife is done and dusted for another season.
Flaky, puffy, and deliciously sweet, these doughnuts are great dipped in melted butter and dusted in cinnamon and sugar.
He added: "We have historic planning permission for the site so we have dusted off the old plans and are looking at what we can do next.
He revels in lined by snow-dusted evergreens that provide a respite from politics.
He then clarified that he is putting all his energy into boxing and he will look to settle down once his career is done and dusted.
HSC done and dusted, so what's next?
Hunk: Keanu Reeves had a guys' afternoon on Saturday as he dusted off his motorcycle in Los Angeles to head out on the road with his pals.
In Avengers: Infinity War, he got blipped (snapped? dusted?) with half of the world’s population after Thanos gained all six Infinity Stones.
On the latest “Dusted by DeJa”, gets the iconic eye look (and it’s fabulous).
Rather chillingly for a novel that was already done and dusted when Rushdie was attacked, ’s late chapters describe Pampa’s convalescence after she is stabbed through the eyes.
Some covers are dusted with spray paint to “protect privacy,” and some cars have no plates at all.
The Crunchy Onion, for instance, is topped with ancho-chile-dusted onion strings and chipotle mayo.
The desserts at Ryla really stand out – especially the matcha tiramisu, a delicate mascarpone layered take on the Italian classic served in a wooden sake vessel and dusted with matcha powder.
The dish came with about six thin, long pieces of traditional fried dough dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with a thick, hot chocolate sauce on the side for dipping.
The Illinois House dusted off a years-old pre-pandemic idea and on Thursday passed a resolution to get the ball rolling on the I-55 expansion through a public-private partnership.
The Maroons broke the deadlock in the 24th minute when Liam Duncan was taken down inside the penalty area by Ross Tokely and the Keith forward dusted himself down to make no mistake with the resultant spot kick for his fourth goal of the season.
The old-school politics will try to trap you in the same old tactics and if you get trapped you are done and dusted.
There were more interesting ideas in the squash blossoms, which were fried in tempura-style batter, dusted with parmesan, and presented with a dip of housemade ricotta, herb salt, and honey.
Common combinations with dusted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and dusted 31×
- dusted off 20×
- dusted with 13×
- dusted in 7×
- he dusted 6×
- dusted himself 4×
- dusted and 4×
- been dusted 4×
- dusted by 3×
- are dusted 3×