How to Use diesel fuel in a Sentence

diesel fuel

noun
  • 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 remains high, at around $5.30 a gallon.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • 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, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Each 262 feet high, the cranes replaced an older crane that ran on diesel fuel.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • 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 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 tax cut, which extends through June 30, does not apply to diesel fuel, propane or home heating oil.
    Staff, courant.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • An unknown amount of diesel fuel and oil spilled after the fiery crash, according to the statement.
    Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Moreover, since the movement is slow, the troops need a constant resupply of food and diesel fuel.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Crews were also working to pump off any pooling diesel fuel and oil.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Both France and Germany have shelved policies that would increase the price farmers pay for diesel fuel.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The goal is to harness wind energy to reduce the use of diesel fuel—and thus curb greenhouse gas emissions.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Ukraine said Wednesday that power had been cut to the site and that there was enough diesel fuel to run on-site generators for 48 hours.
    NBC News, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The field was next to a fuel storage facility that housed jet and diesel fuel.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 17 June 2022
  • There are 20 generators on site and enough diesel fuel for 10 days.
    Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Pallets of diesel fuel in 55-gallon drums are airdropped from a C-17 to a waiting drop zone below.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Presumably most of the searches here were for diesel fuel shortages.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Most charter boats have to fill their fuel tanks at the marina gas pumps, where gas and diesel fuel can be more than $6 to $8 per gallon.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 23 June 2022
  • With more than a million L.E.D. light bulbs, the garden expected to burn through a hundred and fifty gallons of diesel fuel each night.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The maximum potential for the spill is 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in Wisconsin was $4.68.
    Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Some social media users are falsely suggesting the U.S. will run out of diesel fuel in 25 days.
    Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
  • But the bus created to transport students with special needs ran on diesel fuel.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022

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