How to Use therm in a Sentence
therm
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The per-therm rate charged by the utility is set monthly.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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