oiled

Example Sentences

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And it is proper: a leather-stitched, handball-sized shift knob, ever shivering with engine revs, the short throws between gears landing in oiled, notchy slots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

If using a ready made crust with two in a pack, roll out the second one, use a cookie cutter to make rounds to place in an oiled muffin pan for mini pies.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

The smell of cold and horse and oiled leather filled her nose, and she could see the lacings of each small plate of their armor.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin