add fuel
Example Sentences
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Nineties stalwart Gap is hoping to add fuel to its recent revival with another emblem of the era: a boy band about to start a mall tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Investors wondering whether earnings would add fuel to the blistering rally got their answer Wednesday as the stock declined following the report.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
To add fuel to the barbecue, the deal with Argentina may be all for naught.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Lower courts have blocked the deployment there thus far, with an appeals court saying such a move would "likely to lead to civil unrest" and "only add fuel to the fire".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
“That would only add fuel to the flames.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
