grease
Example Sentences
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The most important thing is to keep your money working for you as hard as it possibly can — and for that, you need to apply some elbow grease to keep it moving.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Nearby, Luciano Vera sprayed bacon grease from cooking trays before loading them into an industrial dishwasher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Patience here prevents grease pockets and keeps the texture even.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
"You can even see the grease on the walls where the rats tend to rub along with all the rubbish."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Papa would accept any humiliation or pain or risk any scandal to get some rice and bacon grease.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing grease
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