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
Last night’s rain had left the huge stones wet and glistening, and the morning sunlight made them look as if they were coated in some fine black oil.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
