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How to Use "Oil" with Example Sentences
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oil
(n):
a thick liquid that comes from the ground and is used on machines; a thick liquid that comes from plants and is used for cooking or on the skin
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Used with verbs:
"
They
are drilling for
oil
in the desert.
"
(be + drilling for, be + finding, be + discovering, be + pumping)
"
The car
uses
a lot of
oil
.
"
(uses, burns)
"
Our country
imports
oil
.
"
(imports, exports, produces, refines, struck)
"
I
drizzled
oil
on the potatoes.
"
(drizzled, poured, rubbed)
"
I
added
more
oil
to the stir fry.
"
(added)
"
I
fried
the vegetables
in
oil
.
"
(fried in, cooked in, boiled in)
"
First,
heat
the
oil
.
"
(heat)
"
I need to
change
the
oil
in my car.
"
(change, check)
"
She
rubbed
baby
oil
on her shoulders.
"
(rubbed, massaged)
Used with nouns:
"
I only have a
drop
of
oil
in the can.
"
(drop)
"
He is an
oil
baron
.
"
(baron)
"
Oil
prices
are falling.
"
(prices, reserves)
"
Oil
production
in the country is high.
"
(production)
"
There was a huge
oil
spill
.
"
(spill)
"
The truck was carrying
oil
barrels
.
"
(barrels, drums)
"
They are building an
oil
pipeline
.
"
(pipeline, refinery)
"
The
oil
tanker
caught on fire.
"
(tanker, rig)
"
The
oil
company
makes lots of money.
"
(company, industry)
Used with adjectives:
"
He has a can of
crude
oil
.
"
(crude, refined, mineral, engine)
"
The soap was infused with
fragrant
oil
.
"
(fragrant, scented, essential)
"
You should eat more
omega-3
oil
.
"
(omega-3, cod liver)
"
I cook with
vegetable
oil
.
"
(vegetable, canola, peanut, olive, sesame)
"
The
oil
is
rancid
.
"
(rancid)
"
I like using
bath
oil
.
"
(bath, massage, body, baby, castor)
"
I need more
motor
oil
.
"
(motor, cooking)
Used with prepositions:
"
I used olive
oil
in
my salad dressing.
"
(in)
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