How to Use diesel fuel in a Sentence

diesel fuel

noun
  • That period will require extensive use of turbines that run on costly diesel fuel.
    Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Tax hikes to start the new fiscal year include a higher gasoline and diesel fuel tax, a higher cigarette tax and a tax on games of skill machines.
    Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 1 July 2020
  • Anchorage’s city manager swept through, ordering Genie to put out a call for diesel fuel.
    Jon Mooallem, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2020
  • She’d just been promoted to shift lead for a contractor at the Shell plant, which makes catalysts used to refine crude oil into gasoline or diesel fuel.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 10 June 2020
  • The company said demand for diesel fuel never fell below 70 percent of normal levels and has mostly recovered.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 30 July 2020
  • Valero executives said demand for gasoline and diesel fuel largely rebounded in the second quarter, though jet fuel demand remained weak.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 30 July 2020
  • On Sunday, a tanker truck carrying diesel fuel overturned on Oregon 22 about 70 miles east of Salem.
    oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2020
  • It was most recently used to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, distillates, petroleum coke, propane, heavy fuel oil and refinery-grade propylene.
    J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Wolda said fire department leaders have been working to ensure each of the township’s eight fire stations as well as all vehicles are fully fueled with necessary gasoline or diesel fuel.
    Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Three days prior to the event, Bill soaked it down with kerosene and diesel fuel.
    al, 12 June 2021
  • At present, the CTA has about 1,900 buses and most run on diesel fuel.
    Tom Krisher, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The price of diesel fuel also went over the $5, to hit an average of $5.02.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 10 Mar. 2022
  • On the drive, Hari stopped at a gas station and filled a bottle with diesel fuel and gas.
    Andy Mannix, Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The price of diesel fuel remains high, at around $5.30 a gallon.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • There is good reason to try: Siphons don’t need diesel fuel.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
  • Yes, good ol’ dirty diesel fuel is coming to the rescue again.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The tax cut, which does not apply to diesel fuel, propane or home heating oil.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 5 Apr. 2022
  • One liter of diesel fuel was poured in Bedroom 2, as well as a liter of gasoline in the living room.
    IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2023
  • Each 262 feet high, the cranes replaced an older crane that ran on diesel fuel.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Each 262 feet high, the cranes replaced an older crane that ran on diesel fuel.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The gas tax suspension would reduce the cost of a gallon of diesel fuel by 24 cents.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
  • The drip torch has a wick that stays lit while in use and a long metal tube that drips a mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline over the wick.
    Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Thieves 'with trap door' steal over 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel from a gas station.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The Kitty Hawk was the next-to-last U.S. aircraft carrier built to run on diesel fuel.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The price of diesel fuel is $5.1 per gallon, compared to $3 a year ago, according to AAA.
    NBC News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • In addition, the trees sold in the San Diego area arrive by truck, and the price of diesel fuel has nearly doubled in the past three years.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Almost all of the world’s commercial fleets still run on diesel fuel.
    IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Some kerosene heaters are designed for use with either kerosene or diesel fuel.
    John Sass, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The camp that drilled a borehole for scientific research in 2018 required thousands of gallons of diesel fuel.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
  • Connecticut’s trucking industry will face a small tax hike next month when the state tax on diesel fuel rises slightly more than 3 cents per gallon.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024

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