Example Sentences

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Even as social media has greased the smugglers’ operations, it has also created new ways for authorities to make cases.

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2023

The A’s owned the division this year and perennially find a way to compete, but once again their core players are reaching arbitration status that in the past has greased their departure.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2020

The 71-year-old former Cowboys head coach provides his millennial boss with a veteran perspective that has greased McVay’s learning curve considerably.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2019

“Digital currency has greased the wheels of the cybercriminal ecosystem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2018

"Oh!" says I, "my gown's spoiled; the candle has greased it prodigiously."

From The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana by Defoe, Daniel