Vaseline
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She made “cornbread” by frying flour and water in Vaseline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
Miranda likes to rub Vaseline on her hands and put them inside luxury conditioning gloves while watching infomercials, while Charlotte loves to study her pores in a magnifying mirror for one whole hour every night.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 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
We both glance at each other and shrug before dipping our fingers in and smearing the Vaseline across our smiles.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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