diesel
Example Sentences
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Ben Steffen, a farmer in southeast Nebraska, said he was budgeting to pay $4,000 to $5,000 more in diesel than he previously expected this planting season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Jersey from 2030 have been abandoned by the environment minister.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The new prices mark an increase of 42.7 percent in petrol prices and 54.9 percent in the price of diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Speaking on Wednesday, Anthony Albanese said the conflict had driven the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history, and households were already feeling the strain.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The dingy bellow of a truck’s diesel exhaust.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.