black oil
Example Sentences
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Bearing banners saying "Kick polluters out of the Games", the activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil in front of the cathedral in central Milan.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
“A pound of black oil sunflowers is equivalent to a pound of acorns,” Gibbs says.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022
Stiller added two ceramic birdbaths and a bird feeder filled with black oil sunflower seeds, all of which sit among her yard’s Northwest native plantings — red sorrel, oceanspray, red flowering currant and more.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
It dumped three million gallons of oil into the ocean; covered the beaches in slick, black oil; and killed thousands of animals.
From National Geographic Kids • Dec. 21, 2020
At dinner his fingernails are still rimmed in black oil.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
