Example Sentences

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“They were using backing tapes and click tracks. It was like a well-greased machine, and that’s not Sublime.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

In addition, the chemical structure of the artificial glycocalyx is such that microbes without the right arms slide off it -- like an egg off a well-greased frying pan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

When he wasn’t making wisecracks, Gerald Lloyd “Kookie” Kookson III was lovingly combing his well-greased hairdo.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2020

Heat a well-greased, flat, cast-iron griddle or heavy-based frying pan on a medium-low heat.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2019

Chops can also be broiled in well-greased paper, and with a little care it is easily done without burning the paper.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary