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[ooz] / uz /




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They don’t ooze the urgency or arrogance that defined other Yankee eras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Tightly roll, making sure the filling doesn’t ooze out.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

When under stress, the ropes ooze tar, which attracts bees.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

They've got Ligue 1 wrapped up already so they can concentrate on the Champions League and they just ooze class and quality.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

It was cold and dead, and a foul sump of oily many-coloured ooze lay at its bottom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

"Instead of water, oil comes out," said retired military officer Hector Valero Balestrini, gesturing toward a hillside where crude oozes naturally from the ground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

“That greatness just kind of oozes out of her,” Reeve said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The European champions haven't tried to reinvent the wheel with this kit, but it oozes class.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“One of the underrated aspects when you’re watching wide receivers is toughness, and he kind of oozes toughness,” said Daniel Jeremiah, lead draft analyst for NFL Network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

The walnuts are soft and buttery and the sugar syrup oozes out, dripping down my chin.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A 20-year-old with ear piercings and ripped skinny jeans, Johnson oozed charisma; his profile on the app skyrocketed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

I watched in awe as melted cheese oozed out from inside, forming a delicious crust along the edges of my cooked omelette.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

A notoriously private and mysterious man, Robbins spent his life enchanting readers with clever wordplay and bizarre, highly whimsical stories that oozed with philosophical musings and quips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025

She could not tell whether or not the woman was human or something else, but it didn’t seem to matter, because the woman oozed blackness and rot.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Pimple patches containing a gel called hydrocolloid can absorb fluids from oozing pimples and stop you from picking at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Towards the end of last year, the Kremlin leader was on TV in military fatigues several times, oozing confidence, as he discussed the Ukraine war with his generals.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Videos posted to social media have shown apocalyptic scenes of a burning liquid oozing down the street, and the persistent smoke has prompted complaints of a “black rain” that leaves an oily residue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

A minute later, this brown sticky mess was flowing through every street in the village, oozing under the doors of houses and into people’s shops and gardens.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl


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