diesel fuel

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Off-season produce is vulnerable to higher prices because of the increased price of diesel fuel for trucks, refrigeration and fertilization, said Stanley Lim, co-director of Michigan State University’s Food Access & Supply Chain Technology Lab.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

On top of that, farmers use a lot of diesel fuel, which now fetches over $5 a gallon at the pump, 38% higher than a month ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Distillate stocks, mostly diesel fuel, decreased by 2.5 million barrels to 116.9 million barrels, versus expectations of a 2.1 million-barrel draw in the Wall Street Journal survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Still, New Hope relies on diesel fuel at its mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The water itself was turgid, gray- green even on sunny days, oil slicked, and reeking of diesel fuel and seaweed.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown