How to Use ooze in a Sentence

ooze

1 of 2 noun
  • Sometimes, the bumps can get larger, turn red, itch, and ooze.
    — Women's Health, 26 June 2023
  • The giant, flaky turnovers ooze with a swirling mix of sweet guava paste and cheese.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Even the toilets ooze '70s decor, with brown and white paisley tiles.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But exactly what’s in that dark ooze is still something of a mystery.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 7 Mar. 2021
  • The next challenge was creating the perfect pus to ooze out.
    — Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The bagel’s overflowing with seasoning and cream cheese oozes out of the bagel hole.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The sounds of funk, freestyle and R&B oldies ooze loudly from passing cars.
    — Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • This is a place of muscly monsters, rancid odors, and, it must be noted, quite a lot of ooze.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The crisp cannoli ooze with Nutella, and spoons fly when a barge of a sundae is set down.
    — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • Globs of tartar sauce that taste like the stuff of your youth — creamy, classic and piquant — ooze out of every crevice.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The big man in the Dodgers camo cap soon had his legs locked in ooze — as two neighbor women went running for help.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Woodard said, hoisting a hunk of metal dripping with black, bottom-of-the-harbor ooze.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The gummy ooze was poured in molds and stored until most of its water had evaporated.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
  • Humanity has an insatiable thirst for that gray ooze of ground-up rock and water.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2021
  • This stunning design oozes glamour thanks to the addition of gold leaf accents on a few of the nails.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Slabs of meat sizzle over grapevine embers, cheese breads ooze by the dozen, and soup dumplings arrive by the hot, slurpy vatful.
    — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned the delicate leaves to Swiss cheese, leaving trails of sticky ooze in their wake.
    — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • On the side, a bowl of macaroni ($10) oozes with a thick, sweet butternut squash-cashew cheese sauce.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Go with a relaxed fit, a la the Joedy from Frank & Eileen, and ooze nonchalance.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022
  • After nearly five hours, the craft landed on the bottom, stirring up silt and ooze and clouding the small porthole.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • In severe cases, eczema can even cause the skin to blister, crack, and ooze, which can be painful and can increase the risk of infection.
    — Women's Health, 10 June 2023
  • Toyota and Lexus had a problem with dashboards that would crack, melt, ooze and stink in extremely hot weather.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Once the city's suburban sprawl thinned out, the road snaked through pine forests and wide valleys where rice terraces seemed to ooze down the slopes like molten lava.
    — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The shake was a distressing color of green reminiscent of the ooze from which four teen turtles emerged with ninja skills.
    — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The two main elements of that shot — Glazer’s stunned face and a big shmear of red ooze — are the centerpieces of the movie’s best scenes.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 25 June 2021
  • Needles have gone too deep—a mistake that can slash effectiveness—or too shallow, letting liquid ooze back out.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The ad oozes cuteness, featuring an adorable baby, a charming house and a faithful family dog.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The sole respite from the cloying ooze was the strawberries, which tasted wholesome by comparison.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • His plan is to mass-produce the ooze and release it into world, turning all creatures into freakazoid versions of themselves.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • As the rivers of molten rock ooze down towards the highway, authorities say the lava poses no immediate threat to any homes.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 4 Dec. 2022

ooze

2 of 2 verb
  • Juice oozed out of the plum.
  • Sap oozed from the tree.
  • The tree was oozing sap.
  • The cut on her finger was oozing with blood.
  • The cut on her finger was oozing blood.
  • Squeezed juices are oozing out, right?
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • The berries will ooze, as will the dairy, but the toast will stay crisp.
    — Ali Slagle, Bon Appétit, 3 May 2022
  • Who oozed star power and charisma like him?
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Gently swayed you to and fro as its warmth oozed through you like lava.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This town oozes with creative spirit!
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Cut them open with a fork and knife, beet juice mixture oozes out of the mushrooms.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
  • For dessert, the almond coulant oozed its caramel-coloured ‘lava’ at my spoon’s touch.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
  • The warm feelings of just a moment before oozed out and left me ice cold.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Pruning cuts on fruit trees are slanted because of the sap that can ooze over the bud eye.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021
  • Lindgren oozed confidence that it could be done.
    — Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Inspired by Viking lodges and decked out with cozy fireplaces, each room oozes with hygge.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The restaurant is housed in a cozy 1940s church that oozes old-world charm.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Thick blood oozed from the crown of the man on the ground and slid like blessing oil over his eyes, nose, cheeks and chin.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Snappy, shimmering jalapeño sausages ooze with molten cheese.
    — Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
  • He oozes confidence, doesn’t back down and showed last season that the game wasn’t too big for him.
    — Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There’s championship savvy oozing in the group.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma.
    — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This causes oozing wounds that lead to wilting leaves and dead branches.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This time around, Stone added an alluring pause that oozed with new tension.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This season, White’s confidence oozed at both ends of the court.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • And the smooth, green puree oozing out from underneath the tomatoes?
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • When in doubt, look to the hair colors that have oozed opulence and grandeur throughout the ages.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 17 June 2026
  • His swollen foot, with the puncture wound oozing, looked like a rotting eggplant.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The flan trembled on its plate, oozing a sugary puddle.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The disappointment oozed like a leaking tire, silent and steady.
    — Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025

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