grease
Example Sentences
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When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
She threw away an old pan, thinking maybe she had burned some grease on it while cooking chicken that day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The most important thing is to keep your money working for you as hard as it possibly can — and for that, you need to apply some elbow grease to keep it moving.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
"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
Then he looked very proud of himself, as if he had obtained the grease.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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