How to Use dust storm in a Sentence

dust storm

noun
  • This wasn’t just any dust storm.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In their place, dust storms are on the rise.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The risk of clouds is lower than that of a dust storm.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
  • This was a dust storm 15 years in the making.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Motorists should not drive into a dust storm.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This wasn't the first time a dust storm had made Oppy go silent.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2019
  • This means the drier the land, the worse the dust storms, experts say.
    — Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • 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
  • Drought had pushed farmers to abandon their crops, and dust storms, once rare, choked the air.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • If a leg breaks in a Martian dust storm, the mission doesn’t end.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The planet has not seen a dust storm of this size since 2007.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 July 2018
  • Mars’s atmosphere has dust and sand and is prone to dust devils and dust storms.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Lush wetlands have crusted into beds of sand and dust storms, and wells have gone dry.
    — Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • The solar system’s tallest mountain doesn’t have time for dust storms.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 July 2018
  • 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
  • Most of the problems of the Moon, plus toxic dust storms and half-year flight each way.
    — WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The latest dust storm is expected to reach the Gulf states this week.
    — Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • If driving, avoid dust storms if possible.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Mars will also appear hazy because of a large dust storm now swirling around the planet.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2018
  • 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
  • In 2007, a planetwide dust storm blotted out the sun for two weeks.
    — Tariq Malik, NBC News, 13 June 2018
  • Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2026
  • Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The planet-wide dust storms are so fierce that the debris often does not settle for months at a time.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
  • 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
  • In the West, 100-mph winds sparked dust storms in Colorado.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • Now, a new battle is brewing over Mono Lake, where dust storms have been on the rise.
    — latimes.com, 5 July 2018
  • This dust storm is one of the most intense ever seen on the Red Planet.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
  • Nor was the dust storm, with the dust either shed from the cameras or calibrated out.
    — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
  • As well as the floodwaters, a dust storm was blowing and rain was falling on the horizon.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

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