How to Use corn oil in a Sentence

corn oil

noun
  • The same is true of corn oil, only a tiny fraction of which comes from abroad.
    — Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Once yeast has bloomed, add to dry ingredients along with corn oil.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In a wok or skillet, heat 2 tablespoons corn oil over high heat.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
  • There’s corn oil, which is good for your potato chips but can also be used to make plastic.
    — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Vegetable, canola, and corn oil are good bets for baking and have a high smoke point and neutral flavor.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Add the warm water and corn oil and mix together until well combined.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The crude corn oil appeared on the water as a yellow-orange substance.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Refined corn oil is often used in frying, thanks to its smoke point of 450°.
    — Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2022
  • However, lower risks were not found when comparing olive oil to vegetable oils such as corn oil and canola oil.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Seed oils, such as canola and corn oils, are ubiquitous because of their lower cost and neutral flavor.
    — Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Two of the most popular and widely-available options include corn oil and vegetable oil.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
  • The price of corn oil will rise, but so will the price of oils from soybeans and other oilseeds that may be equally affected by bad weather.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 June 2019
  • Blend it all to a paste, then add corn oil or extra-virgin olive oil while the machine’s running to make a smooth, emulsified sauce.
    — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • The human food industry, corn oil and high fructose sweetener also will not cut back quickly.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 June 2019
  • Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Maddox put water, corn oil and rubbing alcohol in the payload to check their temperatures and see which ones froze.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • There's no shortage of hydration, either, with a bursting blend of chamomile, hydrolyzed silk, and meadowfoam seed and corn oils.
    — Erin Parker, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Mix together the corn oil and extra virgin olive oil in a separate bowl, then slowly whisk the oils into the vinegar mixture.
    — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2018
  • Soybean oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil, and safflower oil.
    — Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Publix is limiting the sale of items such as coconut flakes, dairy whipping cream, half & half creamers, frozen pie shells, frozen hashbrowns and canola, vegetable and corn oil.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Those with more persistent problems can get free state permits that allow the holder to prevent goose eggs from hatching by coating them with corn oil or shaking them.
    — Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Each group took either 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of cod liver oil or 1 teaspoon of corn oil, which served as a placebo, each day for six months over the winter.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The government first mandated that the cap on trans fats in corn oil, palm oil, frying oil and mixed liquid oils be cut in half, from 20% to 10%.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
  • The Beatrice Daily Sun reports the plant processes corn oil and greases into biodiesel.
    — USA TODAY, 4 July 2019
  • This was also a double-blind randomized trial that compared the health of patients who took a high dose omega-3 supplement with those who took a placebo of corn oil.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 15 Nov. 2020
  • In addition to potatoes and salt, Utz’s chips are fried in a combination of cottonseed oil, corn oil, and/or sunflower oil.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
  • So, canola oil, soybean oil, corn oil and olive oil (among others like sunflower, safflower, cottonseed and nut/peanut/seed oils) are recommended.
    — Environmental Nutrition, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • And corn oil is high in omega-6 fatty acids, which have been linked to pro-inflammation, especially when not properly balanced by omega-3s.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Swapping just one tablespoon a day of butter for olive, canola, or corn oil can reduce deaths from heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and respiratory illness.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The study authors recommended swapping animal fats, such as lard or tallow, for nontropical vegetable oils, including olive oil, corn oil or soybean oil.
    — NBC News, 9 Nov. 2021

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