diesel engine

Example Sentences

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Unlike a traditional gasoline or diesel engine, it has no pistons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"I feel like I'm more of a diesel engine sometimes where I need to get going first, then at some point I'll start playing good tennis. I have to play a preparation tournament."

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

On top of the five-year diesel engine import ban, Hino has also committed to a compliance and ethics plan during that period.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

The Dali’s diesel engine automatically shut down because its cooling pumps lost power.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

They could hear the diesel engine out on the road, running on God knows what.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy