oily

Example Sentences

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These targets can be achieved by eating more oily fish, such as salmon or mackerel, or through supplementation where needed.

From Science Daily

They expect to begin reporting recovery totals Thursday morning, though those numbers will likely reflect an “oily water mixture,” not pure crude.

From Los Angeles Times

A massive wall of slick, oily scales bursts out of the water.

From Literature

Flames spread through the floating rubble and across the oily surface of the water.

From Literature

Walker agrees and likens it to the fact you can't remove an oily or dirty mark from clothes with just water, you need detergent too.

From BBC