diesel
Example Sentences
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That means filling up a typical family car now costs roughly £10 more for petrol and more than £21 extra for diesel.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Pakistan’s government has raised gasoline prices by 46% and diesel prices by nearly 90% from before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“In some places, there was no diesel, only petrol.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The European Union is now a net exporter of petrol, mainly to the United States and Africa, but an importer of diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
He sat next to me as I drove and tried to shout instructions over the diesel roar.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
