add fuel
Example Sentences
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“In the near term, this development may add fuel to the rally and further inflate what is already looking increasingly bubblelike.”
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
To add fuel to the barbecue, the deal with Argentina may be all for naught.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
Another championship will only add fuel to that conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 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
