How to Use mineral oil in a Sentence

mineral oil

noun

• This keeps the mineral oil in and moisture out of your wood.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 19 May 2021
• There’s no parabens, there’s no mineral oil, there’s none of that.
  — Blake Newby, Essence, 13 Apr. 2021
• The mist is free of parabens, mineral oil, and sulfates and sports a light citrus scent.
  — NBC News, 10 Dec. 2019
• To increase the life of these beauties, wash them by hand and treat them with mineral oil once in a while.
  — Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
• Use a lint-free cotton cloth and wipe all surfaces of the board with food grade mineral oil.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
• So, pushing it down into the mineral oil, the light didn't refract or reflect off of the rod.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2022
• Soak the finished product in mineral oil for half an hour.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• Killing the eggs or just hatched larvae Apply mineral oil on the silks five to seven days after the silk emerges.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
• Protect the cheese board with a coating of food-grade mineral oil or butcher-block cream.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
• And finally, rub with a light coat of mineral oil to preserve the finish.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
• Using a pipette or a dropper, apply five drops (about ¼ teaspoon) of mineral oil at the tip of each corn ear.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
• This Boos Block Cream is made from a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil, and it can also be applied to wood bowls and utensils.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022
• The function of mineral oil is to lock in water—and anything else that is underneath it on your skin.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
• Next, dip your soft cloth into a little mineral oil (like olive oil or coconut oil) and, again, wipe in the direction of the grain.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
• Use the climbing rope, rubber sheets and mineral oil to upgrade your rumpus.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
• Finish with Oil Wipe a dab of mineral oil across the stainless steel surface, which will bring back the luster to your appliance.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2018
• Jen sews the leather cases and her husband, John, a fine woodworker, crafts the beechwood boards, which are finished with food-safe lemon and mineral oil.
  — Jaime Stathis, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2021
• The warm bronze shade complements deeper skin tones, while sweet almond oil and mineral oil impart a healthy sheen.
  — ELLE, 15 Apr. 2022
• The bullet pierced the cooling fins of the transformer, as intended, causing mineral oil to gush onto the sagebrush.
  — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• The bullet pierced the cooling fins of the transformer, as intended, causing mineral oil to gush onto the sagebrush.
  — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
• In fact, a 2014 study suggests that virgin coconut oil can soothe eczema better than mineral oil.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 26 Sep. 2020
• To keep pristine copper brighter longer, wipe the clean surface down with baby oil or some other mineral oil.
  — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 14 Jan. 2020
• Soften the Ear Wax Using mineral oil, baby oil, or glycerin can help soften and break up ear wax buildup.
  — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
• Each product is free of parabens, dyes, fragrances, and mineral oil, making them truly farm-to-beauty counter.
  — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, 27 Dec. 2018
• Pulses arc at random from Tesla coils submerged in a pool of mineral oil, zapping at the bulbs from below.
  — Travis Diehl, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• Soapstone is porous and must be sealed with mineral oil to reduce staining.
  — Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2020
• The turbine leaked a light mineral oil that would spread quickly over the surface of the water, suffocating life below it, Hart said.
  — Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Depending on how much use the board gets, wipe the board down occassionally with fresh mineral oil.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
• If yours, however, isn’t sealed, an application of mineral oil is the best bet.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2022
• Prevent corn earworms by depositing a little mineral oil in the silks five days after silks appear and begin to turn brown.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024