Example Sentences

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"After lubricating the outer walls of the drain eventually we could get the hedgehog out."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Jubail is home to one of the world's largest industrial cities, where steel, gasoline, petrochemicals, lubricating oil and chemical fertilisers are produced.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The lubricating coating used in the study is based on lipid bilayers, structures commonly found in the membranes of living cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The lubricating proteins were abundant in the fish’s jaws and in the fins of zebra fish, gar, and sticklebacks, the scientists reported.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

Tins of lubricating oil in the afterholds had ignited and were exploding, but the ones forward had not been exposed to the fire.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor