How to Use oily in a Sentence

oily

adjective

• 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
• 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
• The oily, bloody bait works great to attract sharks and other offshore species.
  — Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021
• Flavors of green apples and cayenne and an oily mouthfeel.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
• Fish oil is a popular dietary supplement made from the fat of oily fish like salmon and mackerel.
  — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
• This gentle, astringent formula is a good fit for oily and dry skin alike, helping to unclog pores and strengthen the skin barrier.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024