Example Sentences

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His talent is greasing the wheels, whereas Dany, in her own words, wants “to break the wheel.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

Ready or not, Hollywood is greasing the way for another John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The mud is greasing the skids," said Festing, who began to run down the incline when the man below shouted.

From The Girl from Keller's by Bindloss, Harold