slick
adjective
smooth and glossy; sleek.
Example Sentences
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When Verstappen switched to slicks, Hamilton's tyres were much older.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I’ve seen oil slicks that were more interesting than “Digger.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Large stretches of the island's shoreline appear affected and "additional oil slicks extend far out to sea, further polluting and damaging this protected marine ecosystem", Noelle said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The threat to desalination plants posed by missiles or possible oil slicks should also not be underestimated.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
In the night, you couldn’t even see the oil slicks on the water.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
