How to Use oily in a Sentence

oily

adjective
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  • The liquid has an oily feel.
  • The salad dressing was very oily.
  • Around the nose and in the center of the forehead can give the look of oily skin.
    — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 3 June 2022
  • Check out our guides to the best primers out there for dry skin to oily skin.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The salt water left an oily sheen on the soil and a swath of dead grass in the yard.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
  • Say goodbye to the oily feel and white casts of sunscreen.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 12 Jan. 2024
  • His hair was oily, his skin was rough, and his eyes were puffy.
    — Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Those with oily skin are able to use gel or foamy cleansers.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 14 Oct. 2021
  • For oily skin types, the Water Cream is one of the best options on the market.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Ramzy says the former would work well for those with oily skin.
    — Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Read on to learn more about the best foundations for oily skin.
    — Justine Carreon, Glamour, 20 July 2022
  • If your oily skin is out of control, a clay mask can help.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Sprats, a small oily fish, feature in more than one dish.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • That's how meibum, the oily substance that keeps the eyes lubed up, is released.
    — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The alcohol will zap the oily residue and grime left by a human hand.
    — Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2022
  • An oily sheen was reported on the water the evening of Oct. 1.
    — Amy Taxin, ajc, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The prison guards brought her a milky porridge with a piece of oily fish that sickened her.
    — J Wortham, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • The Brits don’t like the oily fish caught in their own waters, so most of this catch is sold to the Continent.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021
  • The tests involve swabbing the armpits and the groin, which are oily parts of skin that the fungus likes to colonize.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Therefore, those with oily skin will often have the largest pores.
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Those with oily skin will want to set with powder to avoid excess shine.
    — Kristin Limoges, WWD, 3 July 2024
  • And worst of all are ones that are both oily and acidic — and a sharply different color than the place mat.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • It’s found in foods like cheese, eggs, oily fish, milk, yogurt, and liver.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The carbon layer soaks up any oily residue left over from the former gas plant.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • What to Consider: This spray can leave an oily residue.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The shea butter comes from two oily kernels within the shea tree seed.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The emissions rain down as an oily residue, polluting homes and farms.
    — Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Lay the oily rag over the sticker, wait an hour or so, then gently wipe or scrape off the sticker and residue.
    — Kevin Dupzyk and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Nov. 2020
  • But the best shampoos for oily hair work even better to rinse away excess sebum.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
  • This product is infused with a ton of fast-working ingredients that are safe for both sensitive and oily skin.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024

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