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
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
There are wheels behind wheels in this setup, some of which could use a little grease, but for most of the series they do their squeaking off to the side.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
After supper Pa brought his traps in from the shed to grease them by the fire.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Vocabulary lists containing grease
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