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 days, of course, pesky things like WhatsApp rather lubricate the friction of distance of folk being in different places.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

The movie, which Tom Gustafson directed and Cory Krueckeberg wrote, weaves together various Indigo Girls songs from various eras in order to lubricate communication.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Girls were beginning to bob their hair and boys to lubricate theirs.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey