kerosene

Example Sentences

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He added that the wholesale price for diesel has increased by nearly 50% since January and kerosene, or heating oil, was up by more than 80%.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Airlines have curtailed or suspend flights to the island for lack of kerosene.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

About 1.7 million households in England and Wales rely on kerosene for heating and hot water but, unlike gas and electricity, prices are not capped and are subject to volatility.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Nothing did any good until we got kerosene from the UN.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau