grease

Example Sentences

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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

Today, they are still used in consumer and industrial products because they repel water, grease, and stains and can tolerate heat and corrosion.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 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

In the next picture the oak tree outside my aunt’s boardinghouse is captured, in grease pencil, at change of season, the leaves all reds and golds.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse