diesel

Example Sentences

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Ending the importation and registration of new petrol and diesel vehicles had been a key part of that.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The surcharges fluctuate based on the cost of diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Jersey from 2030 have been abandoned by the environment minister.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The new prices mark an increase of 42.7 percent in petrol prices and 54.9 percent in the price of diesel.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

She thought of his hair as silver, to go along with his silver tongue, which he used trying to talk her into buying diesel Cadillacs with red-leather interiors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston