Examples of diesel in a Sentence
Does your car take diesel or gasoline?
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The price of diesel, for example, topped $5 a gallon in 2022 and remains elevated.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The trains can operate on either straight-up diesel or biodiesel made from rape seed oil, and there are about 500 of them in service.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
The island campus itself was more sustainable, with a solar array on the dining hall and plans for a solar-plus-battery microgrid — a big deal on an island currently powered mostly by diesel generators.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The July Energy Price Data from the California Center for Jobs and the Economy reveals California’s absurd energy costs: Number 1 in residential electricity rates, Number 1 in commercial electricity rates, Number 1 in cost of gasoline, and Number 1 in the cost of diesel.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The trains can operate on either straight-up diesel or biodiesel made from rape seed oil, and there are about 500 of them in service.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
The island campus itself was more sustainable, with a solar array on the dining hall and plans for a solar-plus-battery microgrid — a big deal on an island currently powered mostly by diesel generators.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The July Energy Price Data from the California Center for Jobs and the Economy reveals California’s absurd energy costs: Number 1 in residential electricity rates, Number 1 in commercial electricity rates, Number 1 in cost of gasoline, and Number 1 in the cost of diesel.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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