black oil
Example Sentences
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Bearing banners saying "Kick polluters out of the Games", the activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil in front of the cathedral in central Milan.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
“A pound of black oil sunflowers is equivalent to a pound of acorns,” Gibbs says.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022
The reported location is near the site of a miles-long brown and black oil slick visible in aerial photos first published Wednesday by The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021
It dumped three million gallons of oil into the ocean; covered the beaches in slick, black oil; and killed thousands of animals.
From National Geographic Kids • Dec. 21, 2020
Certainly a station wagon whose right back door flies open when you take left turns too quick, gets honked at every time it inches up a hill, and leaks black oil all over the street.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
