Oiling in a sentence

Piston valves require more maintenance than rotary valves — they require regular oiling to keep them freely operating, while rotary valves are sealed and seldom require oiling.

Waxing and oiling Historically, light waxing and oiling were the first treatments used in ancient times, providing a wetting effect, thereby enhancing the colour and lustre.

He also sucked up shamelessly to Ms Sturgeon and Mr Swinney, oiling them all over with praise at every chance, presenting himself as the third part of the trilogy.

With an array of hair oiling options available, it can be overwhelming to decide which oils are best for your hair.

A cute daughter of one of the businessmen recently bailed out had to give a senior government official a baby as part of oiling the machine.

It was Roman women, with their parasol celebration, who began he practice of oiling paper sunshades to waterproof them.

Salvaging Africa’s top football club competitions requires more than just oiling the rusted wheels, but making wholesale changes.

But delivering even further stimulus would be like oiling a broken engine.

I don’t know what she was grilling and she seemed very happy with that method but it made me think about all the people who were now going to try to grill their summer vegetables without oiling them first.

Meanwhile, Zanu PF Manicaland chairman, Mike Madiro has blasted party members, who are jostling for positions and oiling the rumour mill on new appointments in the provincial executive, saying they should concentrate on developmental issues.

The County of Forty Mile is working on some road construction northeast of Bow Island, as well as oiling Range Road 111 south of town this summer, although there’s no timeline for the projects’ completion.

You know, anything at all that might lead him to think Pruitt should leave office, maybe a lot perhaps after the summer beach-oiling season.

Cutting cylinders using ignition switches had the drawback of letting fuel continue to pass through the engine, oiling up the spark plugs and making smooth restarting problematic.

It is distinguished by an oiling step, after tanning, where birch oil is worked into the leather to make it particularly hard-wearing, flexible and resistant to water.

Oiling the gasket with vegetable oil may alleviate the problem temporarily, but a new gasket is often required.

Plastic and water glass treatments are far more permanent and stable than waxing and oiling, and can be applied to material too chemically or physically unstable for oil or wax to provide sufficient improvement.

The first step in making paraffin wax is to remove the oil (de-oiling or de-waxing) from the slack wax.

Waxing/oiling Emeralds containing natural fissures are sometimes filled with wax or oil to disguise them.