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The clubhouse had a paint-chipped exterior and was even worse inside, where unused kitchen appliances dripped ooze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

"I was so red, my skin was so tight, then it would flake, then it would ooze, and then the cycle would begin again."

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

And in the spirit of the July 4th weekend, make sure you’ve got some on hand to ooze over a burger, whether chargrilled or smashed.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2025

Feverishly, the scavengers reach up into the sliding ooze to pluck out bits of plastic, wood, and tin.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-coloured buildings and quaint central square boasting a 13th-century church.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

“That greatness just kind of oozes out of her,” Reeve said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“One of the underrated aspects when you’re watching wide receivers is toughness, and he kind of oozes toughness,” said Daniel Jeremiah, lead draft analyst for NFL Network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

“Slop oozes into everything. The original sense of the word, in the 1700s, was ‘soft mud.’

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

Nothing of the galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms or civilizations evolved in the previous incarnation of the universe oozes into the cusp, flutters past the Big Bang, to be known in our present universe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

A 20-year-old with ear piercings and ripped skinny jeans, Johnson oozed charisma; his profile on the app skyrocketed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

I watched in awe as melted cheese oozed out from inside, forming a delicious crust along the edges of my cooked omelette.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

His last film was the willfully obtuse 2022 French Polynesian political thriller “Pacifiction,” which more often oozed colonial malaise through its painterly landscapes than any narrative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

Mud oozed up through her toes as her feet sank into the earth.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Bellingham's now iconic 'who else' celebration showcased his oozing self-confidence - but provided another example of the 'main character syndrome' that Southgate and some of the players had begun to notice.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

It’s complete with a mashed potato “volcano” that’s oozing with gravy lava, along with dino nugget inhabitants and steamed broccoli for trees.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

More bizarre and pernicious ideas are soon oozing from Peter’s every pore, beginning with the belief that the motel room is infested with insects that are feasting on his flesh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

The radio a live mass of wire oozing from his trunk, a seething congregation of snakes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver