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Examples of ooze in a Sentence
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
In the primordial tech ooze of video games, AI is set up to have a transformative impact on one part of the industry.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
More:State regulators order response for corrosive ooze near former McLouth site
Just before the demolitions, DTE said vehicle and pedestrian traffic would be briefly stopped on nearby Grosse Ile Parkway and West Jefferson Avenue.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
Inside, the simple, 11- by 19-foot converted garage oozes with artistic depth.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
As salmon cooks, the protein albumin oozes from the flesh and solidifies, forming white streaks on your fish.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Some breasts ooze drops of milk that morph into strings of pearls.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
The sisters’ sadness is scarcely externalized, but the creeping ooze of their despair pervades every frame, including a striking shot of a wooden crucifix with a pink lacy bra slung across it to dry.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
After nearly five hours, the craft landed on the bottom, stirring up silt and ooze and clouding the small porthole.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Corina Knoll, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
This underrated region in central Italy is peppered with countless small villages oozing with charm, which makes both a road trip or train journey appealing modes of transit.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Waters’ magically whimsical pen dots their romance with just the right amount of sentiment, the yearning oozing off the page.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Spackle the back of the mesh, press it in place, then use a putty knife to smooth the spackle that oozes through and remove excess, but not so much as to keep the mesh from being fully embedded.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Snappy, shimmering jalapeño sausages ooze with molten cheese.
—Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
In a scene seemingly straight from a disaster flick, lava oozed into the city.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
This time, infernal matter oozed out of a 3,000-foot-long crack that emerged near one of the protective walls to the town’s north, which managed to deflect the lava.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Imagine 25 acres of sprawling vineyards, a quaint farm atmosphere, and an industrial-chic winery oozing with vintage charm.
—Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water
Verb
Middle English wosen, from wose sap
Noun (2)
Middle English wose sap, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Old High German waso damp
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ooze. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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