grease
Example Sentences
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When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Yes, outwardly, Lamb is, as Herron writes, a “sentient grease stain,” but Oldman believes he possesses a “strong moral and ethical compass.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
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
I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
I bent down to help her, but the scent of burnt grease sent me reeling, my palm pressed over my mouth.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing grease
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