How to Use oiler in a Sentence

oiler

noun

• The sailing branch in 2016 paid for the first new John Lewis-class oiler.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Kharg, a lightly armed oiler and cargo ship, was by far the largest ship in the Iranian Navy.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2021
• Tomorrow, a bottle of sparkling wine will be cracked across the prow of the 677-foot oiler, which will bring oil and parts to larger ships.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
• Oilers have all the energy through the first 6 minutes of overtime.
  — Paul Gackle, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2017
• One of the witnesses is an oiler who has been away from home since October 2021.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
• My response, as an oiler, is that almost any oil is better than no oil.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
• Navy fleet replenishment oiler -- this one is named for late Rep. John Lewis.
  — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022
• Talks broke down over disagreements about the role of oilers on building sites, how the GBCA should collect dues and when double time should be paid.
  — Jane M. Von Bergen, Philly.com, 1 July 2017
• The second oiler, Harvey Milk, is more than 60 percent complete and is scheduled to be launched in November.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• Every tanker the Chinese sink or disable cuts the Navy’s oiler capacity by four percent or more.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• The shipyard is about midway through a $3 billion contract to build six fleet replenishment oiler ships.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The modern Navy’s Henry J. Kaiser class fleet oilers, by contrast, are 50 percent bigger, displace twice as much fully loaded, but have a crew of just 89.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
• His mother worked in a State Farm insurance office, but mostly tended to the family while his father worked long hours as a crane oiler.
  — Matthias Gaffney, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
• The supply ship Harvey Milk, a vessel known as a fleet oiler, is slowly taking shape in a San Diego shipyard after the first piece of steel was cut in a ceremony last week.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 20 Dec. 2019
• Its automatic chain oiler ensures your chain is safe and effective to use.
  — Popular Science, 16 June 2020
• The models on sale all feature button start, a knob to loosen or tighten the chain, and an automatic chain oiler to keep it well-lubricated and spinning smoothly.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
• An oiler acts as an assistant to the large machine operators, maintaining the equipment, and in turn, the operator trains the apprentice on the job.
  — Jacob Gedetsis, kansascity, 4 Aug. 2017
• If a chain needs to be tightened, there's both an automatic oiler and an easily adjustable chain system to keep things running smoothly.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2017
• But guys especially need to show their complexions some extra TLC because male skin tends to be thicker, oiler, and have more prominent pores than female skin.
  — Garrett Munce, townandcountrymag.com, 5 May 2023
• People with oiler or acne-prone skin should look for toners with BHA (beta hydroxy acids) or salicylic acids to help exfoliate their skin and unclog pores.
  — Dhara Patel, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
• Japanese air attacks crippled a U.S. oiler ship and sank its escort destroyer.
  — Jeremy Hsu, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2018
• Harrison was a railroading innovator with only a high school education, hired as a car oiler in a Memphis yard in 1963.
  — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
• The future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler — a ship that transfers fuel to the Navy's operating carrier strike groups — will be the eighth such vessel to be named for an historic figure who fought for civil and human rights.
  — NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
• The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ships, used to refuel carrier strike groups at sea, are traditionally named after those who fought for civil and human rights.
  — Oren Liebermann, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
• Whereas escort carriers, converted from oilers and cargo ships, were much slower.
  — Haomiao Huang, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 25 Jul 2024