Vaseline
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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This Bulgarian man says to me, “If you put a layer of Vaseline on, it gives you a minute before you feel the cold.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
MacPhail woke at 2:20 a.m. and applied toe caps, duct tape and Vaseline to his feet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2025
A Unilever marketing executive described how the Vaseline brand had thrived by tapping into a TikTok skin care trend known as “slugging.”
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
"When we compared the gene expression in the nose, Neosporin stimulated genes whereas those people who had Vaseline did not."
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024
He removed the green cap and revealed thick black hair plastered to his skull with Vaseline in the style of the 1920s.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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