oily
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Here, it’s a salty, oily, typically plain bread that must be eaten within a few hours of baking, and that locals relish in the morning, dipped in cappuccino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In a video watched 2.8 million times, a foreign reviewer described it as "kind of like chewy tofu" and "very oily".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Robert Pattinson’s oily suitor woos Penelope like a “Bachelorette” contestant: “It’s time to live again,” he urges her, certain that Penelope’s vengeful husband won’t come back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The finished dish is buttery and oily in all the right ways.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“Such a clever boy,” said the miller, adding sugar to his oily voice, but instead of sweet he sounded rancid.
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
He edged close and dropped his voice to the oiliest whisper: "You'll say dat good word now to Miss Cleo right away, sah?"
From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Thomas Dixon
The words came oozing out in the oiliest of his unctuous tones; and the elocutionist’s expansive glance fell first on the landscape patronizingly, then on the by-standers encouragingly.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
