Example Sentences

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Soon the Kardashian brand had oozed onto tabloid magazine covers, sponsored infomercials, spinoff television series, clothing lines, fragrances, a ghostwritten novel, and inevitably, a cluster of massively popular social media profiles.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2015

Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Honey had oozed out and formed puddles on the tray underneath.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Three times within fifteen minutes did he ask in vain for a shelter, and then his courage had oozed out at his fingers' ends.

From Aunt Hannah and Seth by Otis, James

His determination to admit his own error had oozed away, and he resolved that if his story was to be kept waiting, it should be none the sweeter, when it did come, for the delay.

From The Master of the Shell by Reed, Talbot Baines