Example Sentences

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Counting ballots in a tent in rural Zimbabwe by kerosine and candlelight.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2018

To rid yourself of a corn, grease it with a mixture of castor oil and kerosine and then soak the foot in warm water.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

As we were waiting silently in the dark behind the door, somebody gave a kerosine tin a kick, and the resulting clatter seemed bound to bring some one down upon us.

From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.

A kerosine tin, for example, has been emptied and placed in the yard for a short time.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)

So I kep' still, and would clean the head-board silently with kerosine and a woolen rag.

From Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Holley, Marietta