How To Use Greasy In A Sentence

Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots. The Sun
From his shiny, greasy, biker-looking jeans to his short, greying beard, he was muscle and bone.
For the Schlachtfest, Stralsunders gathered in hundreds, the women in their dirndls and men in old-fashioned suits, gobbling pig knuckle, leberwurst, knockwurst, dozens of waxy, greasy boiled potatoes, and of course, blutwurst. Blood Lite II: Overbite
His greasy ingratiation irked the Watchkeeper and he clenched his hands to hide the claws that slipped from his fingertips.
And despite the copious amounts of butter used to bake it, it doesn't feel overly greasy. The Sun

Unpleasant weather conditions prevailed and the players slithering on the greasy surface was a common occurrence.
She stretched the way that a cat does, edging her pale arms through the slimy, greasy mess we left behind.
It was not remotely greasy and any tendency towards blandness was countered by the saltiness of the feta, while the orange butter sauce saved the whole dish from becoming too dry.
The result is a dewy, non-greasy finish. Times, Sunday Times
Her hair was greasy, and her camisole was stained with food. Choker
By way of contrast, Mojo Box represents a return to form: a lean, dandy album of greasy stomps, twangy guitars, and good songs.
Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots. The Sun
The key ingredient is the physical block zinc oxide, which has been micronized to create a colorless and lightweight lotion that feels natural and nongreasy.
He's all fidgety and sweaty and his hair's long and greasy. Times, Sunday Times
This perfected, water soluble cream completely removes makeup and grime, without leaving greasy residue.
The greasy water did put out the fire, but the dress was burnt, torn and stained.
German-French for “Madame la Vicomtesse,” and after many ceremonious bows, he drew from his pocket a dilapidated pocketbook, saying: “Che un betit bapier bour fous,” and unfolding as he handed it to her a piece of greasy paper. Une Vie
Though such an important chief, he is the meanest dressed of his subjects, — is always filthy, — ever greasy — eternally foul about the mouth; but these are mere eccentricities: as a wise judge, he is without parallel, always has a dodge ever ready for the abstraction of cloth from the spiritless Arab merchants, who trade with Unyanyembe every year; and disposes with ease of a judicial case which would overtask ordinary men. How I Found Livingstone
There were about half-a-dozen other starters on offer, with the bite-size mushroom pakoras and onion bhajis being especially nice and not too greasy.
A servitor, his apron stained with particles of food and slops of wine, hurried up, his greasy, uncombed hair masking his face. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
A petulant man-child with scrunched fists, no sense of natural rhythm and his vision permanently obscured by a single greasy dreadlock. Dancing On Ice: Grace Dent's TV OD
My first sight of a trench was of two greasy clay walls with a parapet on the top and duckboards on the bottom.
The beaker was so greasy and filthy that I could not help turning round to the messman and saying, ‘Fellow, get me a glass!’ The Memoires of Barry Lyndon
The slight layer of greasy matter that habitually lines the sides of vessels from whence no effort has been made to remove it, produces effects exactly like those of the oil of camphor, that is to say, that in measure as it becomes thicker it likewise arrests the motions of the concrete volatile essence. Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
You cannot climb the greasy pole without it. Times, Sunday Times
This is a trendier, jazzed up version of the greasy spoon. Times, Sunday Times
I push on the diner's front doors, my fingers touching greasy glass.
greasy hamburgers
With his lank, greasy hair, dirty jeans and John Lennon spectacles he looks like a seventies student. THE EXECUTION
It was certainly intended that Charles should sit up to his neck in warm salt water for ten minutes, and Mr Young says that with the plaister, and with the greasy, and resisting quality of the ointment, that the water would not penetrate near so much as you seem to suppose it would. Letter 170
I said I had a ship, and a greasy disease in a billycock hat and brass watch-chain asked: THE NUMBERS
I happen to be 20yrs of age (From England) a big HSM fan and think that what you have written is pretty mean! .. infact way out of order and lets hope your greasy smelly hair get bodged up next operation you have to have!! sicko! SLACKERJACK – Cute Knight
A spotty youth with greasy black hair, he was sitting at the table with a peevish expression on his weaselly face.
He's a skinny, nervous looking man with greasy black hair and bruises on his face.
If you have relaxed hair, it can look greasy from too much wax or hair oil.
He used a flat limestone on which the design was drawn with a water-repellent, greasy substance like a crayon.
Your parents search for you in the crowd of plebes clawing up Herndon Monument in a greasy, glorious finale.
He's now employed mainly for... "Maartens scratched his greasy hair as he struggled to find the word he wanted, ` strong-arm business. ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
Do not wash such items in greasy dishwater which will leave a greasy film to burn on.
The sight of the greasy stew made his stomach turn / turned his stomach.
If your hair is greasy, shake on some talcum powder at the roots and brush through (but use it sparingly, or you'll look prematurely grey).
There were about half-a-dozen other starters on offer, with the bite-size mushroom pakoras and onion bhajis being especially nice and not too greasy.
Use generously and apply daily to the greasy areas. The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home
There were diagonal smears of black on his overalls seat where he always wiped his greasy hands. THE QUEST FOR K
Why once at a byker rally I had Cindy rub herself with burgers while the bykers licked her, I was really excited by all the greasy, burgers, but the onions and dill pickle is what really got me going …. ooops, speaking of going, I just went …. diaper change isle Johnny. Think Progress » McCain falsely claims no American servicemembers have been killed or wounded in Iraq in the past three months.
She'd always liked being in Ellis's company, right from that first time weeks ago when he'd been so kind to her in the greasy spoon caff. TICKLED PINK
The combination of rain and greasy surfaces made driving conditions treacherous.
When Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon, a crazy is ranting in the background.
For the Schlachtfest, Stralsunders gathered in hundreds, the women in their dirndls and men in old-fashioned suits, gobbling pig knuckle, leberwurst, knockwurst, dozens of waxy, greasy boiled potatoes, and of course, blutwurst. Blood Lite II: Overbite
When greasy rungs are climbed, fat is fatal. Times, Sunday Times
These encourage pores in the skin to ooze large amounts of sebum, the greasy goop that acne-promoting bacteria love.
My face glowed without looking glittery or greasy. Times, Sunday Times
Use the Steamatic's crease remover accessory with the towel to remove greasy marks and creases from your clothes and curtains.
If you like your music to have a greasy backstreet bar sound, then this is the record for you. The Sun
I searched all over for that greasy man, and didn't see him anywhere.
Unpleasant weather conditions prevailed and the players slithering on the greasy surface was a common occurrence.
His tan skin was glistening with sweat and his jet-black hair was greasy.
That, and about $2.50 will get you a fair cup of coffee in a greasy spoon restaurant, and nothing more, so long as the GOP thinks "gridlocked" is the only kind of congress in which they care to partake. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
The whole set-up, the diabetes, and the sledgehammer violence were all played in a way that's atypical of what I expect in a mainstream film, feeling much more like a fringe flick in the greasy intensity of it all.
- A short course of griseofulvin may be effective for adults: griseofulvin: 1.5 g taken at the same time as a greasy meal. Chapter 9
The escutcheons of the proud old knights are still carved over the doors, whence issue these miserable greasy hucksters and pedlars. Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo
His very appearance was a doorway into his soul; oily skin, greasy hair, and even his silks were in tatters.
Conclusion SARS patients' thin fur, white fur, curdy fur or greasy fur are often connected with their depressed cellular immunity.
There was beer, there was music and there was undercooked greasy food at extortionate prices.
During the summer, my skin sometimes gets greasy.
This greasy, sometimes waxy substance is known as adipocere, or grave wax. Break No Bones
The south-western cuisine is not necessarily spicy or greasy.
She was leaving her husband; what was more grievous to her, she was leaving her home; she was on the streets of New York, with her small savings in her greasy purse -- clasped tightly in her two hands under her "Sunday cape," that was trimmed with fringe and tassels in a way to remind you of a lambrequin. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
I would catch him in his striped pajamas, staring vacantly at the wall, his thinning hair greasy from sleep. Double or Nothing
This non-greasy, cooling formula reduces dryness and prevents peeling. The Sun
It's like a gear is a transmission suddenly becoming aware and asking, "Why am I here? all I do is turn over and over again and get some greasy substance thrown in my face, my existence is crap … I have no purpose …. Continuation…
Poor ventilation can clog pores in the scalp and make hair greasy. The Sun
At one point, he almost slipped in a greasy puddle of liquid.
The food was heavy and greasy.
Roll the die, answer a question and move up the greasy pole to Downing Street.
My mother was piling her plate high with a greasy, fatty, fry-up of a mixed grill and tucking in with gusto.
Raven had long, greasy mouse-brown hair and a nose like a pug.
The glob was the same greasy white as the woman's flesh, but covered with silky brown wisps. Break No Bones
There were a few days of rain and wet snow that made the county road a slithery mass of greasy mud. Bird Cloud
Jim on the other hand; an old man with a greasy beard and a distinct hobble, little self esteem and no home to go to, had no concern for politics.
IMHO, indeed it is true that most ranks above that of Inspector (and including a lot of day shirker Inspectors who hide in offices) have sold out their collective backsides to climb the greasy pole. I’m Here For An Argument. No You’re Not! Yes I am! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve.
Crisp, without the slightest hint of being greasy, it both crunches and melts in your mouth.
The fish and chip corner shop has disappeared, but its demise may not be due to the tandoori craze, but rather to an aversion to greasy food in a health-conscious society.
You would admire the Somali pillow [29], a dwarf pedestal of carved wood, with a curve upon which the greasy poll and its elaborate _frisure_ repose. First Footsteps in East Africa
The restaurant could be a greasy spoon and no one would know. The Sun
During the summer, my skin sometimes gets greasy.
Whether your hair is dry or greasy, the following shampoos and conditioners will tame that mane of yours for good.
Restrain the inflamed phenomenon and resist acne, balance greasy secrete.
And, of course, frequent barbecues with clouds of greasy smoke billowing over our fence.
So we headed out to Coney Island, ate some cheap, greasy beach food, and wandered around to watch the breakdancers and karaoke singers.
You have to eat salad for lunch instead of greasy food. Christianity Today
The commander was a thickset man with hooded eyelids and a greasy charm.
On the day of our visit meat, vegetables, dirty dishes and greasy pots and pans littered the small counter, sink and floor.
The oilcloth which covers the long table is so greasy that a waggish externe will write his name on the surface, using his thumb-nail as a style. Father Goriot
Leave for fifteen minutes, or as long as possible if the hair is particularly greasy. The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home
All Polish donuts, though, are greasy because the dense dough sops up the fry oil, and they tend to have a leathery paper tear-texture to the skin.
Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots. The Sun
the surface had a greasy feeling
These works combined several shades of white paint in built-up layers of greasy petal-like strokes that were punctuated with dots of ultramarine or alizarin crimson.
The filthy stuff overran his lips and dribbled into his greasy beard. GALILEE
These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent.
It is mostly found in the stronger astringents used for greasy skins.
He was too goofy looking; tall, with thick, greasy dark hair, black rimmed glasses and he dressed like a lumberjack.
Ye'll see them i 'the mornin' gaen awa 'berfit to the skule, an' a seerip piece i 'their hand, wi' fient o 'hand or face o' them washen, an 'their claes as greasy as a cadger's pooch. My Man Sandy
And, although a little greasy right now from the game, it was usually pretty tidy.
So I see by various recent postings that Dave Petzal is taking care of some sewing chores and Joe Cermele is hanging out in greasy spoons. "Self-Defense" Cooking
Fatty, greasy, fried foods and fatty meats like hot dogs, beacon sausages, fish and chicken should be avoided at all costs just like butter, mayonnaise, salad dressings and other oils.
Our modern tastes for fatty, greasy, salty foods are learned.
Giacomo Leopardi, after eating a particularly greasy serving of American chop suey. Greeting Cards From the World's Grumpiest Poet
Hopefully being known as ‘Fast’ Eddie DeSoto will enable a swift rise up the greasy Mafia pole. reasons to be cheerful
You cannot climb the greasy pole without it. Times, Sunday Times
His snakeskin boots clomped against the thin, greasy carpet, rattling with each footfall from the spurs at his ankles.
He's a rather unattractive man with long greasy hair and pasty skin.
And if you say 'giddyap' even one time, I'll bite your greasy, naked tail off at the butt. Kingdoms of Light
If you like a pickled egg or a greasy pie with your pint, you're out of luck; you'll have to make do with a ciabatta with feta and roasted peppers or a big plate of sweet potato wedges and dips from the daily specials board instead.
Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots. The Sun
The long greasy blond locks in his face, the raspiness to his voice and his stage presence all scream Cobain in a surreal, time-travel way.
By dives, you mean bars, strip joints, greasy spoon places?
She is wearing her greasy hair in a pinned-up ponytail.
The constant rain, the greasy pitch and the slippery ball all conspired to turn this contest into something of a lottery.
‘It's lightweight, so it absorbed quickly into my skin without leaving a greasy residue,’ one tester said.
Glazed cabinets retain the airiness of open shelving, without the hassle of dusty, greasy dishes lingering on an open shelf.
To climb the greasy pole you must be competitive and pugnacious. Times, Sunday Times
Right loath was the swart barbarian to let me have them, but hunger, hunger is a great tamer of your savage; and the steam of good Furbo’s cook-shop yonder was suggestive of savory chops and greasy sausages — and — and — in short, Aurelius, I got them at The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2)
In hot and dry summer days, people should avoid greasy and hot food and take more light and cool food to nourish the body's vital essence.
Later, we spent a lot of time lazing around in an island in the middle of a huge lake, ate some horribly cooked and greasy Chinese food and made our way back to the quaint town.
The surface of a soapy water is greasy (low surface tension, arrest of the movements of camphor); it is, therefore, covered at least by a similar layer of oleic acid or oleate, as can be shown by analysing a known quantity of soapy water drawn in the form of laminae having a known total surface area (Jean Perrin, Mouquin). Jean Baptiste Perrin - Nobel Lecture
Wagner had climbed up the greasy pole doggedly, and methodically.
But when he came to the pool his pace was so precipitate that he could not stop it, and with a kind of lurching stagger, he fell splash into the greasy water. The Ball and the Cross
Joining the two other members of the camp staff, Jon Voigt is a particularly nasty delight as he struts around with a six-shooter and a greasy pompadour.
This bowling alley has fun graphics to indicate strikes and spares, a loud beep when you step over the line and mysteriously greasy balls.
Try eating frequent, small meals, and avoid greasy foods.
The fish was OK, but the chips were a tad greasy.
Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots. The Sun
Lanolin from greasy wool stains timber floors and walls and the smell of manure from beneath the shed becomes stifling.
Greasy spoon caffs are crushed by coffee giants
The design is drawn on a special, flat stone or on a metal plate with a greasy water-repellant substance (greased crayon or a greasy ink called tusche).
I remember John Rafferty, the unctuous head of the Glasgow based Volunteer Centre who helped Brown smear his way up the greasy pole in the 1980's on the backs of cash syphoned off from projects designed to help the young unemployed. Britain's Worst Prime Minister
The skin was extremely greasy underneath, the meat very poor; it was almost inedible. Times, Sunday Times
Oh," she would say, in weary complaint, "I just took it to break a wheen coals;" and he would find it in the coal-hole, greasy and grimy finger-marks engrained on the handle which he loved to keep so smooth and clean. The House with the Green Shutters
Facial and trunk seborrhea is characterized by powdery or greasy scale in skin folds and along hair margins.
The tomato sauce is fresh and tangy, the cheese has just the right stringy texture, and the pepperoni sausage is recognizably meaty instead of greasy and bloated with generic spices.
From the Iron Cross t-shirts and the leather jackets to the greasy pompadours and rampant alcoholism, this is a high-octane outfit that would scare your mom and dad into thinking Eminem is a ‘nice boy?’
On the downhills, the big, widely spaced cornering knobs cut through deep dust, greasy mud, or loose talus.
While Jerry guzzled coffee and ordered all the greasy meat on the menu, Tom fueled up on carbs with multigrain cereal and toast, and protein from eggs and dairy to replenish his power.
Poor ventilation can clog pores in the scalp and make hair greasy. The Sun
He wore a cap of the ‘billycock’ order, and it was in all respects a decentish cap, except that, in front of the brim, for the space of a hand's breadth or so, it was worn limp and greasy.
This Champps, however, bears no affiliation to a greasy spoon and instead is an upscale place to watch the game, grab a bite and win big prizes.
When I got home the whole mess had been cremated and the house was saturated in greasy smoke. Feeding the Mascotas
I begin my solitude with a large breakfast in which are heavily represented numbers of eggy, fatty and greasy items that my wife does not normally consider essential to start the day.
Gene Vincent's was greasy, James Brown's extravagantly pompadoured, Elvis's as carefully coiffed as the 18th green at Augusta.
It is non-greasy, water resistant and easily absorbed. The Sun
On offer are generous helpings of bacon, ham and other greasy, fattening fare - all the staples associated with traditional Anglo-American cuisine.
His short, brown hair was tousled, greasy, and specked with dirt.
See, e-mail is a baked potato chip as opposed to a greasy, fried one.
At school the next day, everyone asked why my hair was greasy.
In 1559 Elizabeth I complained that the holy oil was greasy and smelled unpleasant.
The skin was extremely greasy underneath, the meat very poor; it was almost inedible. Times, Sunday Times
It is because they think it is dirty, greasy and smelly.
For one last meal we passed up the usual greasy chopstick and went air-conditioned swank.
greasy coveralls
Most companies even shied away from the term marketer, which to some people implied a greasy salesman telling lies. The Dream Machine
The irony is that players new to artificial surfaces tread as gingerly on them as if they were trotting on greasy or icy grass. Times, Sunday Times
When it looked like we had nearly finished, another load of dirty dishes and greasy frying pans were dumped in the water.
If there is one fellow a little more greasy and dirty than another, be sure to hug him. DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America
The raider combed through his beard with greasy fingers, contemplating the small quiet village that lay in the glen where he hid his band of mercenaries.
Maister Francie? and a wee bit of the diet-loaf, raised wi 'my ain fresh butter, Maister Francie? and no wi' greasy kitchen-fee, like the seedcake down at the confectioner's yonder, that has as mony dead flees as carvy in it. St. Ronan's Well
Our man didn't enjoy the greasy lamb hotpot with soggy chips and baked beans, the beans being so salty they made his mouth tingle. The Sun
At the sound of the snapping fingers and his hoarse-voiced "abracadabra," a dirty pot of hot and greasy stew came into existence. The Sky Is Falling
AIDS (long-lasting diarrhea may be an early sign) inability to digest milk (mainly in severely malnourished children and certain adults) difficulty babies have digesting foods that are new to them allergies to certain foods (seafood, crayfish, etc.); occasionally babies are allergic to cow's milk or other milk side effects produced by certain medicines, such as ampicillin or tetracycline laxatives, purges, irritating or poisonous plants, certain poisons eating too much unripe fruit or heavy, greasy foods Chapter 20
They are classic greasy spoons but they continue to make their own excellent versions of "white" ice-cream – the Scottish cousin to Italy's fior di latte, I'm guessing. Ten of the best UK ice-cream sellers
Tonight is greasy night ... this is a bit of a treat, the village has a fish and chip shop some nights so we are going up to get greasies - i. e chips to go with our supper, hurray ... if you saw the size of our kitchen you would understand my delight ay not having to prepare my own chips! TravelPod.com Recent Updates
David pushed up his sleeve, reached his hand down into the greasy water and opened the drain.
When Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon, a crazy is ranting in the background.
Much more rarely, the fetus is converted into a yellowish, greasy mass to which the term adipocere is applied. The Well-Timed Period
As I gnawed at the greasy meat the lettuce and mayo slid out of the bun, plopping into the paper cone.
She happily consumes her fishsticks, aka a heap of greasy breading wrapped around a three-micron-thick wafer of minced scrod.
Men love any food that's greasy and drippy, things they pick up with their hands to consume.
He was a gangly man with pale skin and long, greasy black hair.
A man with a broken nose and a greasy, flea-ridden beard …a dull knife, heated in the fire …the reek of his own vomit as he lay on the ground and— Dark Moon of Avalon
They snag your tights, wreck your calf muscles and make going to the loo down long flights of greasy stairs in restaurants absolutely terrifying. Times, Sunday Times
Next up was the crab omelette, beautifully cooked, not greasy or oily in any way, and plenty of crab inside.
Light and non-greasy, it leaves the skin feeling smooth and nourished. Times, Sunday Times
From his shiny, greasy, biker-looking jeans to his short, greying beard, he was muscle and bone.
He fell into newspapering by dawdling over greasy saucisson and a piece of bread. THE SHIPPING NEWS
See, e-mail is a baked potato chip as opposed to a greasy, fried one.
Beyond that, the Chargers came within a greasy glove of a kickoff-return TD by him before he lost the ball at the end of a 77-yard runback.
He bought a heavy - duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.
The stuffed paratha - a fried bread stuffed with vegetables - was a delight, if slightly hard and a little too greasy.
Nobody can stop you eating greasy foods everyday.
I dumped more soap flakes into the greasy dishwater.
Thing is, he's an overweight, greasy, moustachioed white guy.
I mean, the greatest thing about deep sea diving is the massive greasy water towers falling from space. Motorized Sand | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
Hair felt softer and silkier without any of the greasy residue that some hair masks leave you with. Times, Sunday Times
Barmy as it sounds, this amazing gizmo performs miracles on dirty windows, grimy shower screens and greasy mirrors. The Sun
Other triggers include stuffy interiors, sweet and greasy foods and winding or bumpy roads. The Sun
Local bands Greasy Hogwash and Marner Brown played alongside Reggie Balmoral for over three hours.
It's an unaccustomed role for a man whose journey up the greasy pole has looked effortless. Times, Sunday Times
Poor ventilation can clog pores in the scalp and make hair greasy. The Sun

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