Example Sentences

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While the geopolitical situation has oozed gloom, businesses appear more hopeful — in part from prospects that artificial intelligence can help boost productivity.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

And at each stop, at each turn, Greene has oozed a cool confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

This culture has oozed from entertainment to government; in the case of clownish Stone, it may be laughable.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2019

Workers are moving flammable gas from a geothermal plant that’s near a Hawaii community where lava has oozed out of cracks in the ground.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2018

With a hot putty knife, clean off any compound which has oozed out of the joint.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.