diesel fuel

Example Sentences

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Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Meanwhile, the diesel fuel that powers the trucks hauling car parts — plus all sorts of consumer goods and produce — is $5.65 a gallon, up from $3.53 a year ago.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“At every stage, someone on a tractor or someone in a truck had to do something, and that is diesel. And diesel fuel is way up.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

High prices for fertilizer and the diesel fuel that farmers need for their tractors, combines and other equipment aren’t expected to come down right away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The truck driver stopped at San Fidel to dump a load of diesel fuel.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko