diesel

Example Sentences

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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

For Ukraine, the potential scarcity of fuel and surge in prices caused by the war on Iran is a worry: its own frontline troops need large amounts of diesel for their tanks and vehicles.

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

Even China, one of the best-prepared countries for the oil crisis with reserves for more than 100 days, has moved to cap a rise in retail gasoline and diesel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The truck passed on and the black diesel smoke coiled through the woods.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy