Example Sentences
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Oil has spilled into the Black Sea, creating slicks that cover several square miles of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The threat to desalination plants posed by missiles or possible oil slicks should also not be underestimated.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Altogether, the color, flavor and textural differentiation is incredibly varied: briny, oily, herbaceous sauce slicks the crisped salmon, with the crunchy leeks providing another dimension of flavor and texture.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Oil slicks were visible in satellite imagery for days.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
The floor was a gritty cement and gravel mix, sticky in places, spotted with what looked like oil slicks.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
