How to Use oiler in a Sentence

oiler

noun

• My response, as an oiler, is that almost any oil is better than no oil.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
• Oilers have all the energy through the first 6 minutes of overtime.
  — Paul Gackle, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2017
• The sailing branch in 2016 paid for the first new John Lewis-class oiler.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Its automatic chain oiler ensures your chain is safe and effective to use.
  — Popular Science, 16 June 2020
• Kharg, a lightly armed oiler and cargo ship, was by far the largest ship in the Iranian Navy.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2021
• Prior to Tuesday, the yard had built, started or won contracts to build eight Lewis-class oilers.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
• One of the witnesses is an oiler who has been away from home since October 2021.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
• Tomorrow, a bottle of sparkling wine will be cracked across the prow of the 677-foot oiler, which will bring oil and parts to larger ships.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
• The shipyard is about midway through a $3 billion contract to build six fleet replenishment oiler ships.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The ship is a John Lewis-class oiler, part of a series of vessels named after civil rights leaders and activists.
  — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
• Bennett’s email identifies the eight eligible crew members, which include a cook, a fitter and an oiler.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 20 June 2024
• Every tanker the Chinese sink or disable cuts the Navy’s oiler capacity by four percent or more.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• If a chain needs to be tightened, there's both an automatic oiler and an easily adjustable chain system to keep things running smoothly.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2017
• His mother worked in a State Farm insurance office, but mostly tended to the family while his father worked long hours as a crane oiler.
  — Matthias Gaffney, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
• The models on sale all feature button start, a knob to loosen or tighten the chain, and an automatic chain oiler to keep it well-lubricated and spinning smoothly.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
• Talks broke down over disagreements about the role of oilers on building sites, how the GBCA should collect dues and when double time should be paid.
  — Jane M. Von Bergen, Philly.com, 1 July 2017
• An oiler acts as an assistant to the large machine operators, maintaining the equipment, and in turn, the operator trains the apprentice on the job.
  — Jacob Gedetsis, kansascity, 4 Aug. 2017
• The second oiler, Harvey Milk, is more than 60 percent complete and is scheduled to be launched in November.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The crew members who received permission to return to their home countries include a cook, several seamen, a fitter, an oiler and a general steward, now may be able to fly home.
  — Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
• But guys especially need to show their complexions some extra TLC because male skin tends to be thicker, oiler, and have more prominent pores than female skin.
  — Garrett Munce, townandcountrymag.com, 5 May 2023
• People with oiler or acne-prone skin should look for toners with BHA (beta hydroxy acids) or salicylic acids to help exfoliate their skin and unclog pores.
  — Dhara Patel, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
• Previously, the rum consisted of 100 percent pot still distillate, a heavier and oiler style that many rum enthusiasts enjoy.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
• In June, Hegseth also ordered the renaming of an oiler ship named after gay rights activist and Navy veteran Harvey Milk.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
• The supply ship Harvey Milk, a vessel known as a fleet oiler, is slowly taking shape in a San Diego shipyard after the first piece of steel was cut in a ceremony last week.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 20 Dec. 2019
• The name Kansas City was also assigned to the Wichita-class replenishment oiler AOR-3 in 1967.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Jan. 2026