Examples of 'handful of dust' in a sentence
Meaning of "handful of dust"
handful of dust: This phrase is a literary reference to the novel 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh. It symbolizes the insignificance or triviality of material possessions or the futility of human endeavors. It is often used metaphorically to convey a sense of emptiness, decay, or disillusionment
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handful of dust
Two charred helmets and a handful of dust.
Get a handful of dust.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
In a handful of dust.
And all that remains of us is a handful of dust.
A handful of dust could hide your signal when I did not know its meaning.
You formed man from a handful of dust.
A handful of dust on the Jgjg River.
Eliot was able to see fear in a handful of dust.
Handful of Dust.
I offer you fear in a handful of dust.
A symbolic handful of dust from the General-Gouvernement is thrown over the graves.
The past is like a handful of dust.
And a handful of dust fell from his hand . ”.
And my heart is a handful of dust.
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That their place in the sun was really no more than a handful of dust.
Down into a handful of dust.
That their place in the sun was reallyno more than a handful of dust.
He took a handful of dust.
I can not forget the picture of Yeoman Thompson crushed to a handful of dust.
And I just coughed up a handful of dust that used to be my lungs!
Years ago when God breathed into a handful of dust.
It 's a handful of dust.
And whatever 's in this head will be just a handful of dust.
Well, you know that handful of dust Sergeant King was talking about?
Yes, fear will be there to greet you in a handful of dust.
And my heart is a handful of dust ( Part V stanza 1 ) Donne, John.
In short, prayer is that sovereign remedy which converts a handful of dust into precious metal.
If doubts and questions are the double handful of dust and dirt, bring them on!
Who would have thought Morgan would seize emir 's treasure with handful of dust?
Give the Buddha as a gift, collected a handful of dust and innocently presented.
The Wasteland " I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
Not even one person can carry a handful of dust with him.
There he will see what life really is . It 's a handful of dust.
His meritorious gift was just this, Jaya threw a handful of dust into the Tathāgata 's bowl . ".
Long dead! And my heart is a handful of dust.
Do it! " Dead, long dead, and my heart is a handful of dust.
The apostle [ Muhammad ] came out to them with a handful of dust saying, “ I do say that . ”.
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Just a small handful right in their face
Handful of hunters caught buffalo and deer
I will not let a handful of rocks stop us
Examples of using Dust
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Never wash dust containers or filters in a dishwasher
All challengers will bite the dust
There is an inch of dust covering my whole kitchen
