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Examples of grease in a Sentence
Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
The formula will dissolve grease and other solid materials so your water can flow freely again.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
Any bit of dirt or grease that is within you seems to just come up onto the puppet.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
Ruscha, now 85, talks with correspondent David Pogue about collecting much of his life's work into one retrospective; the cryptic nature of many of his paintings; and his use of unusual materials (like chocolate and axle grease).
—David Morgan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
An oil or grease stain can be cleaned using paper and then a blotter with perchloroethylene.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
Some rappers like to turn our language into bubbles, grease or fireworks.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
What ingredients go into a mind control grease anyway?
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Lightly grease a 12- cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line with baking liners.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
And of course Deloitte offers its services to grease those efforts.
—Jaime Green, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
Use vegetable shortening or butter to grease a 10-inch tube pan, getting every nook and cranny covered.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper; grease the paper.
—Beth Kirby, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Repeat with the remaining batter, greasing the griddle or skillet between batches.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
Both sides were poised for follow-on talks in Oman, with the wheels of diplomacy greased by record-level Iranian oil exports, made possible by Washington’s averting its gaze instead of enforcing its own sanctions.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
Crews will be greasing the counterweight cables as part of regular yearly maintenance.
—oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
The soothing formula rescues chapped skin without greasing up your keyboard.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Grease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grease. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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