Example Sentences

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Among these is Abe Burrows, played with amusing wit and oiliness by the terrific David Krumholtz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Natural healers promote oats to help soothe the skin from skin ailments including itchiness, dryness, oiliness, eczema, dermatitis, bug bites, and poison ivy.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

Oft-reviled white chocolate may have found an appropriate use sprinkled on top, but my pie was loaded with far too many large shreds and peelings, such that many bites morphed into unpleasant waxiness, then oiliness.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

As Deborah Madison explains: "Marjoram's flavor lacks the oiliness and abrasiveness of oregano. Marjoram is more delicate and floral than oregano. It is sometimes called 'sweet marjoram' and for good reason."

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

A new smell of oiliness flooded the room when Halima opened her plastic container of food.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie