lubricate

Example Sentences

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Drilling fluid is a liquid used to cool and lubricate equipment during drilling.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“They only constrict your blood vessels to decrease the appearance of redness, but they won’t actually lubricate your eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

"These initial results demonstrate the immense potential of AI for developing more accurate and cheaper methods for estimating emissions from agriculture. This may lubricate carbon markets and incentivize adoption of climate-smart practices."

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Certain essential features of earthworm biology - like the mucus they secrete to lubricate their passage through soil and keep themselves from drying out - are challenging to incorporate into a robot.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023

The mechanicals were almost exactly the same as the ones he’d had to lubricate under Knot’s supervision on Dauntless.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi