oiled
Example Sentences
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The charity said the 13 birds had been collected and taken away to be cleaned but several other "partially oiled" birds were spotted and proved unable to be retrieved.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And it is proper: a leather-stitched, handball-sized shift knob, ever shivering with engine revs, the short throws between gears landing in oiled, notchy slots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
When I finally nailed a roast chicken — buttered and oiled, stuffed with lemon wedges and hunks of onion and fennel — I felt like a goddess.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Lola and Luisa are at the karaoke machine singing “Dancing Queen” while Tadeo glides across the floor, his hips moving like they have oiled ball bearings.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
