barrels

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The IEA expects its members to release an additional 210 million barrels of government stocks through the end of July.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 8.6 million barrels due to emergency releases by the Department of Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Yet the IEA estimates the global oil market has already lost a total of 12.8 million barrels per day, according to a monthly report released Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a third consecutive week by 4.3 million barrels to 452.9 million in the week ended May 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Soon after taking command of the Continental Army in July 1775, for example, he learned that his soldiers had only 36 barrels of gunpowder—about nine shots for each man.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen