oil

Example Sentences

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He did post “KEEP THE OIL, ANYONE?” and later Friday touted a monthly jobs report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

THE OIL AND GAS industry has punctured Earth with millions of wells.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023

The beach entrance was blocked and a big sign flashed: “BEACH CLOSED- OIL SPILL.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

OIL: Bush learned the oil industry in West Texas, starting in 1948 as an equipment clerk for an oilfield services company.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2018

The impatient Gaudissart seized the manuscript and began to read in a loud voice, with much emphasis, "CEPHALIC OIL."

From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de