diesel fuel

Example Sentences

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People have to eat, so they’ll have to swallow hard when paying more at the grocery store due to more expensive diesel fuel and fertilizer costs.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The semi also benefits from higher oil prices, which make diesel fuel for traditional trucks more expensive.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The cost of diesel fuel for tractors and other farm machinery is also rising, leading farmers to cut whatever costs they can from their budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“At every stage, someone on a tractor or someone in a truck had to do something, and that is diesel. And diesel fuel is way up.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

It smelled salty, and a bit like diesel fuel.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos