How to Use "Brush" with Example Sentences

brush (n): a tool with bristles made from stiff hairs, plastic, or wires and a handle used for sweeping, painting, or smoothing hair

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Used with adjectives:

"The job requires a stiff brush."
(stiff, soft, fine, wire, hair, nylon)

"Clean the bathroom with a toilet brush."
(toilet, scrubbing)

"He needs a paint brush."
(paint)

Used with verbs:

"They applied paint with a brush."
(applied)

"He is using a brush."
(be + using)

"I run a brush through my hair to get the tangles out."
(run)

"Be careful when you dip the brush into the paint bottle."
(dip, put)

"Don't forget to clean your brushes."
(clean, wash)

Used with nouns:

"She paints with small brush strokes."
(strokes, movements)

Used with prepositions:

"She paints with a nylon brush."
(with)

brush (v): to clean or make smooth with a brush; to touch lightly

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Used with adverbs:

"She carefully brushed her dog's fur."
(carefully, quickly, slowly)

"She brushed back her hair."
(back, out)

"He lightly brushed my cheek with his hand."
(lightly, softly, gently, accidently)

Used with prepositions:

"She brushed against me."
(against, past, by)

"He brushed my hair with his fingers."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"You need to brush your teeth."
(teeth, hair)