grease

Example Sentences

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"You can even see the grease on the walls where the rats tend to rub along with all the rubbish."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Today, they are still used in consumer and industrial products because they repel water, grease, and stains and can tolerate heat and corrosion.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

The high borrowing costs, combined with the soaring price of the metal itself, has stretched the balance sheets of the banks, refiners and recycling firms that grease precious-metal markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

There are wheels behind wheels in this setup, some of which could use a little grease, but for most of the series they do their squeaking off to the side.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Every detail about the woman was neat and precise, except for her fingers, which were smudged with dark grease.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown