oil

Example Sentences

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This past week, hostilities resumed and President Trump said the ceasefire was over, and oil rebounded to close at $71.41 on Friday, still well below wartime peaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026

It’s now a major producer of both natural gas and crude oil, while the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, its national crude stockpiles, was created in 1975 in response to shortages driven by the oil embargo.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 12, 2026

In a separate incident in Greenisland, Carrickfergus, the fire service dealt with a row of terraced houses, along with two oil tanks and a shed, on fire.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

Much of the oil and natural gas extracted today formed through this long-term burial process.

From Science Daily • Jul. 12, 2026

She should have had the oil hot and at least ten pieces of bread made by now.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith