How to Use therm in a Sentence

therm

noun

• The per-therm rate charged by the utility is set monthly.
  — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2023
• At Nicor Gas, the price was 63 cents per therm in October — the lowest natural gas prices in the Chicago area.
  — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• The top rate for electricity is more than 40 cents per kilowatt hour, which equates to nearly $12 per therm of heat.
  — WSJ, 23 Dec. 2020
• The energy-saving steps taken by GKN have saved the equivalent of more than 1.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity and more than 30 thousand therms of natural gas, the release said.
  — Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2018
• Aliyev won his fourth therm in an election boycotted by major opposition parties, who accused him of authoritarianism and suppressing political dissent.
  — Collin Eaton, Houston Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024