Maigret took the grease-stained lining paper with him. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Madwoman—Simenon, Georges - 100]
In her left hand she held a grease-stained, white paper bag. From Wordnik.com. [Love, Death and Doughnut Holes « A Fly in Amber] Reference
She took only the coffee, pushing the grease-stained bag away. From Wordnik.com. [The Dollmaker] Reference
He was a chunk of a black man in grease-stained jeans and a parka. From Wordnik.com. [The Zero]
A guy with a grease-stained Evinrude cap laughed when she said it. From Wordnik.com. [Little Girl Blue]
Drago was rubbing the coin against one of his grease-stained sleeves. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic of Krynn]
His apron was snow-white, not grease-stained as with some innkeepers. From Wordnik.com. [The Soulforge]
Bosch crumpled the grease-stained paper and threw it in the Dumpster. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Ice]
The menu posted on the grease-stained wall calls it simply "regular.". From Wordnik.com. [A taste so delicious that it caused me to miss my flight] Reference
He scribbled the woman's address, handing Marla a grease-stained paper. From Wordnik.com. [Body Wave]
From his left gauntlet he pulled a folded, grease-stained piece of paper. From Wordnik.com. [Knife of Dreams]
Peeled off my grease-stained work shirt and washed my armpits in the sink. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me There] Reference
It was taped to the grease-stained wall and it mocked them, mocked them all. From Wordnik.com. [Black Friday]
The rich green silk gown tied around his protruding belly was grease-stained. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
Jhnmy smd/ed his hands and ripped the corner off a grease-stained fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Kate]
Mackey was wearing leather gloves that were grease-stained dark in the palms. From Wordnik.com. [The Closers]
You know, he said, searching in the grease-stained newspaper for another piece. From Wordnik.com. [Deuces Wild] Reference
I bring my father a slice of pizza and an orange soda in a grease-stained paper bag. From Wordnik.com. [Growth] Reference
They ate in the family room, his hands grease-stained, his clothes smelling of the garage. From Wordnik.com. [Home in Biloxi] Reference
The walls are grease-stained from all the people who've sat here, handcuffed to the benches. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Plum: Trenton's Scrappy Bounty Hunter] Reference
They ate in the family room, his hands grease-stained, his clothes smelling of the garage. From Wordnik.com. [Home in Biloxi] Reference
Clay climbed into the cab and surveyed his grease-stained uniform coveralls and filthy hands. From Wordnik.com. [Code Three] Reference
That, a grease-stained apron, and a torn rag thrown over his arm marked him as the innkeeper. From Wordnik.com. [War of the Twins]
The Theban cast his eyes over the man, taking in his grease-stained tunic and his matted beard. From Wordnik.com. [Lion Of Macedon]
The grease-stained garage doors at Vets Cabs and Messengers rolled open with a heavy metallic roar. From Wordnik.com. [Black Friday]
They stood on line for nearly half an hour before being shown to a grease-stained table in the back. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
She was carrying a grease-stained brown bag from which she pulled one coffee and two goldfish cartons. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Echo]
Many of the other vehicles in the museum look more like grease-stained workhorses or works in progress. From Wordnik.com. [Old Warhorses in Working Order] Reference
She walked over to her truck and wrenched open the door, producing a grease-stained brown paper shopping bag. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
Hear the men in their tattered coveralls with grease-stained hands, barking orders about transmissions and tune-ups. From Wordnik.com. [Passages] Reference
He found the clothes he needed at the back of his closet, an old, worn tunic-shirt and a grease-stained pair of jeans. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
His was a rich-looking blue silk, but the sleeves were grease-stained, as if he had often reached across the table for more to eat. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
He chose nothing that was so badly grease-stained that it was unlikely it could be cleaned, nor did he pick out items that were new. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
When they're sufficiently grease-stained, dented, and creaky, they're sent to the roadblock unit, where they're battered without pity. From Wordnik.com. [The Hacker Crackdown]
Let our expert expand your grease-stained horizons. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
He wears an old and grease-stained blue serge suit, and carries an old bowler hat. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Plays of John Galsworthy] Reference
When passersby approached him beforehand, he opened an empty, grease-stained pizza box. From Wordnik.com. [Island Packet: Home] Reference
His job is to listen to the pleas of strangers clothed in orange, grease-stained jumpsuits. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.rep-am.com] Reference
He wore black rubber boots and a grease-stained sports jacket with a wrench in the breast pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
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