oily
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Another is the existence of relatively new statutes that support growing schools of the Atlantic menhaden, an oily fish with a variety of industrial uses like commercial bait and omega-3 supplements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Food included a bean soup, rice and a meat dish—which he said was “bone gristle and a sort of oily residue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“This is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
The finished dish is buttery and oily in all the right ways.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“Now, daughter, give the little man what you promised,” he said, his voice so oily it slithered.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Using shampoo every day, Alam said, can be the right choice for people with oilier scalps where sebum can accumulate, making the hair limp, greasy and possibly smelly.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The rice in the thieboudienne here was broken, and oilier than in the versions I’d eaten in New York and Paris, probably because of palm oil, which is harder to procure in the West.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
She features 70 recipes for white-fleshed fish, such as cod, haddock or sole; oilier fish, such as salmon and mackerel; and shellfish, including shrimp, squid and clams.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
In Asia-Pacific, this rise in deep-cleansing products was attributed to mask-related issues, including issues like oilier skin and acne, as well as an increase in hygiene habits due to Covid-19.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2020
And in a voice oilier than the one before, he’d answer with a straight face, “From the Uglies.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Deravian remembers her mother standing at the stove, snacking on the stubborn scraps still left in the pot: “The crackliest, oiliest, tastiest bits.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Oil is the dirtiest industry in the world and Chevron, one the world's largest companies, must be the oiliest.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2011
Bodanzky is, at the same time, the gayest and j oiliest of companions, who gives huge laughter to comic tales and sits like a great paladin to watch a game of cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course the oiliest of oils are animal fats, good lard, and genuine sperm; but they work down very thin and run away, and genuine sperm oil is almost an unknown quantity.
From Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" by Arthur Jerome Eddy
"Don't be alarmed, Ernie," said he in his oiliest tones.
From The Rose in the Ring by George Barr McCutcheon
