gasoline

Example Sentences

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Prices for diesel fuel and finished motor gasoline were both up sharply, buoyed by the steep rise in crude energy products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The weakness in spending on services was due to consumers having to spend more of their discretionary income at the gasoline pump, said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

That’s the point where the cost of gasoline tends to make it cheaper to own an EV in the U.S., according to BloombergNEF.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“On the home front, higher-for-longer gasoline prices could raise concerns about consumer spending and the sustainability of the stock market rally.”

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

He used gasoline in the lighter and it burned with a frail blue flame and he bent and set the tinder alight and watched the fire climb upward through the wicker of limbs.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy