Employers don't like to hire people with large gaps on their résumé, or whose skills might be outdated or rusty.
The long-term unemployed are taking the brunt of the drawn-out stimulus talks|Dion Rabouin|October 9, 2020|Axios
Long snappers could conceivably be rusty, but they’re specialists who are allocated a roster spot to do one thing, and one thing alone, so they have strong incentives to remain sharp.
What’s Going On With Kickers In The NFL?|Josh Hermsmeyer|September 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
But, still, week after week, Addison lived in a Dili hostel waiting for the rusty wheels of Timorese justice to set her free.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth|Christopher Dickey|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Across the world, a rusty World War II fort floats off the English coast.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places|Nina Strochlic|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rusty and squeaky, in need of maintenance and oil, the tank had not lost its destructive skills.
Ukraine Wants to Seal Its Russian Border|Anna Nemtsova|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His cause, like a rusty old jalopy, is falling apart before he turned the key.
How the Tide Turned on Gay Marriage|Michael Signer|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The chemical aspect of Spice is unique and new,” Rusty Payne, spokesperson for the DEA tells me.
How Pfizer Helped Make ‘Spice,’ The Deadly Fake Pot|Abby Haglage|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And who cut of Sear's arm at the shoulder for a trifle of a rusty nail?
Two Knapsacks|John Campbell
It had been left uninjured by the fire, but its locks and bolts were all too rusty to be of the smallest use.
'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar|Mikls Jsika
Tired and hungry, and then baited like a bull by your rusty wits!
In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael|Katharine Lee Bates
To while away the hours of their captivity, they carved their names upon the walls with rusty nails.
The Story of Manhattan|Charles Hemstreet
The first night at Cottingdean Lord Saltire had his writing-desk unpacked, and took therefrom a rusty key.
Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley
British Dictionary definitions for rusty
rusty
/ (ˈrʌstɪ) /
adjectiverustierorrustiest
covered with, affected by, or consisting of rusta rusty machine; a rusty deposit
of the colour rust
discoloured by agea rusty coat
(of the voice) tending to croak
old-fashioned in appearance; seemingly antiquateda rusty old gentleman
out of practice; impaired in skill or knowledge by inaction or neglect