lubricant

Example Sentences

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Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The carry trade was the lubricant keeping global asset prices inflated.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 23, 2025

In a press briefing after the indictment was unsealed, US prosecutor Damian Williams said officials found firearms, ammunition and more than 1,000 bottles of lubricant during the raids on Mr Combs's homes.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Whale oil was legally sold in the U.S. until 1972, and could be used for anything from gun lubricant to transmission fluid.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

I wondered if the lubricant had been derived from the rendered bodies of dead horses.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith