The brush cuckoo darted through the mangrove, its distinctive call echoing at dawn.

At dawn, brush cuckoos in the hedgerow startled the hikers with their plaintive calls.

When confronted with harsh feedback, he tried to brush away the criticism with a nervous laugh.

I grabbed the cobweb brush from the closet and swept the corners of the ceiling.

The stable manager scheduled two brush-downs before the show to make the horses look their best.

She reached for the hair brush on the vanity before the meeting.

When I suggested a new approach, my manager simply brushed off my idea and moved on.

She kept brushing off my concerns with a distracted smile.

She used a wire brush to remove rust from the old garden shovel.

Before repainting, wire brush the railing to remove loose rust and old paint.