How to Use linseed oil in a Sentence

linseed oil

noun
  • The result is a light yellow liquid known as flaxseed oil, flax oil, or linseed oil.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The dry pigment is then ground, and mixed with water, flour and linseed oil to produce the paint.
    — Clarissa Wei, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Their varnish comes from the sap of their own pine trees, mixed with linseed oil and aged for six months in glass bottles.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
  • For extra protection, it’s finished with a teak stain and sealed with linseed oil.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • To smooth rough wood, sand the handles with medium-grit sandpaper and rub them with linseed oil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This all-natural flooring is made from linseed oil and wood products.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The business started with linseed oil, then used water, latex and more.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The species name refers to its fetid smell, likened to that of linseed oil or stink bugs, although some who sniff it find its fragrance sweet.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Tung and linseed oil are examples of these natural oils.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Once sharpened, rub with linseed oil to prevent further rusting.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Most of the walls and graphics use board produced with wheat straw, while the linoleum on a bench incorporates jute and linseed oil.
    — Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • Whether built with oak, spruce, or another kind of wood, each one is finished with linseed oil to bring out the natural grains.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
  • The redness of bricks comes from iron oxide—and so does the redness of the rust farmers once mixed with linseed oil to protect their barns’ wood.
    — Natalie Hamilton, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Wash and dry them, sharpen, oil any moving parts and rub linseed oil on wooden handles to keep them from drying out and cracking.
    — oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2020
  • One set of their test samples was a series of pigments prepared in a mixture of egg yolk and linseed oil – a classic egg tempera recipe.
    — Eva Amsen, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Researchers think Leonardo mixed lead oxide powder with either walnut or linseed oil.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The material can be made from a variety of bio- and renewable feedstocks, such as linseed oil.
    — Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 25 July 2024
  • Linoleum flooring is made with natural materials like cork, limestone, and linseed oil.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Linoleum flooring is made with natural materials like cork, limestone, and linseed oil.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
  • What if the very air that once carried the scent of linseed oil and turpentine could be inhaled by today's seekers of inspiration?
    — Paul Jebara, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Linoleum is naturally biodegradable, made from linseed oil (which gives it its name), flax, and cork, with natural pigments added for color.
    — Ellen Morrissey, ELLE Decor, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If your tools have rough wooden handles, smooth the handles out with some sandpaper and apply linseed oil to the wood to prevent drying and cracking.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
  • His wife said the preparation involved cooking linseed oil, lead carbonate and mastic varnish on the kitchen stovetop.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For starters, van Gogh used linseed oil paints—not the crude stuff produced by the oil and gas industry today, said one Twitter user.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The designer points to its composition, a green material, made of cork and linseed oil, as another perk.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, ELLE Decor, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The list included palm fiber, goat hair, reeds, four types of wood, leather, palm leaf matting and palm rib decking, linseed oil, sesame oil and an animal fat called bitumen.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • Instead linseed oil, hyaluronic acid, pineapple extract, and vitamin E keep your skin and mane hydrated.
    — Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Besides linseed oil, watch out for other flammable household items like nail polish, nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol, hair spray and other aerosol cans.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2016
  • The tearless, 2-in-1 solution is made with buttermilk to soothe and soften the skin, as well as linseed oil to condition and moisturize.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Farrow & Ball, however, steered clear of acrylics, sticking instead to simple linseed oil, which was purified and mixed with powdered pigment.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 24 Sep. 2021

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