wells

Example Sentences

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Already, the blockade has choked off oil export revenue and raised the risk that Iran will have to shut down wells as it runs out of places to store crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“You’ve blown up a lot of things that have to be redrilled. They’ve shut in wells, different things,” he said, referring to fallout from the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

"No matter how difficult times are, I believe that humans always manage to find flickers of levity and deep wells of love," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Barrett said he’s not sure that the wells have actually sustained that much damage, but it’s one of many unknowns that could impede the oil market’s comeback.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Faint shafts of moonlight come in through the window wells above my head.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins