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Used with verbs:
"
They are drilling for oil in the desert."
(be + drilling for, be + finding, be + discovering, be + pumping)
"
The car uses a lot of oil."
(uses, burns)
"
Our country imports oil."
(imports, exports, produces, refines, struck)
"
I drizzled oil on the potatoes."
(drizzled, poured, rubbed)
"
I added more oil to the stir fry."
(added)
"
I fried the vegetables in oil."
(fried in, cooked in, boiled in)
"
First, heat the oil."
(heat)
"
I need to change the oil in my car."
(change, check)
"
She rubbed baby oil on her shoulders."
(rubbed, massaged)
Used with nouns:
"
I only have a drop of oil in the can."
(drop)
"
He is an oil baron."
(baron)
"
Oil prices are falling."
(prices, reserves)
"
Oil production in the country is high."
(production)
"
There was a huge oil spill."
(spill)
"
The truck was carrying oil barrels."
(barrels, drums)
"
They are building an oil pipeline."
(pipeline, refinery)
"
The oil tanker caught on fire."
(tanker, rig)
"
The oil company makes lots of money."
(company, industry)
Used with adjectives:
"
He has a can of crude oil."
(crude, refined, mineral, engine)
"
The soap was infused with fragrant oil."
(fragrant, scented, essential)
"
You should eat more omega-3 oil."
(omega-3, cod liver)
"
I cook with vegetable oil."
(vegetable, canola, peanut, olive, sesame)
"
The oil is rancid."
(rancid)
"
I like using bath oil."
(bath, massage, body, baby, castor)
"
I need more motor oil."
(motor, cooking)
Used with prepositions:
"
I used olive oil in my salad dressing."
(in)
