oil

Example Sentences

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U.S. oil prices remained close to $100 a barrel Friday into the third day of the cease-fire.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

U.S. carriers, which long ago abandoned expensive oil hedging strategies, have been hit particularly hard by the surge in prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia has also given details of damage caused by recent drone attacks on oil installations.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I would prepare soup with the cocoyam leaves and the bright orange palm nuts I’d picked from an oil palm tree the day before.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo