fuelled

Example Sentences

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That he hails from such a region has fuelled the rags to riches aspect of his story.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The cheaper oil prices provided support to equities, with investors taking their cue from another record day for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, fuelled again by tech firms.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans – but in this courtroom, there is no doubt who is calling the shots.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"I can't get my head around that at all," he says, "and that absolutely fuelled everything that came next."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

His personal identification with romantic heroes such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet seemed to have fuelled not just musical inspiration but his crazed, desperate infatuation with a Shakespearean actress, Harriet Smithson.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall