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We know Cinder is an example of that.

Glynda, maybe. Can't really call that wand a weapon, it probably doesn't even carry Dust and Glynda uses it just to facilitate her aim. She didn't show to use anything elemental that looked like her Semblance, and yet she still made a hailstorm appear out of nowhere.

It's possible that using Aura to directly use Dust is a more advanced technique, so it may be out of reach for everyone shown so far. And of course, no one other than Weiss so far seems to be the kind to learn how to do that instead of just sticking to their guns, blades and Semblances.