gasoline

Example Sentences

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If I can compare it to a fire, there were several pieces of wood and now there is gasoline and lumber and all types of stuff thrown into it — so now it is ignited.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

This would also make crude-oil prices more sensitive to geopolitical shocks and could eventually see them bleed through into higher prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, weighing on consumers and the broader economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Rising energy costs, with gasoline up from $3 to over $4, present a headwind, potentially eroding tax refund gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Even as oil prices’ assent tapered off Monday afternoon, gasoline prices at the retail pump remain elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“But there are two gasoline pumps at the store. There must be gas there.”

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien