kerosene

Example Sentences

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Airlines have curtailed or suspend flights to the island for lack of kerosene.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

And it's also among the most environmentally damaging since the kerosene is essentially highly concentrated jet fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Current tariffs of 10 percent on unleaded gasoline and seven percent on diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene would all be temporarily removed under the decree.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Rockefeller’s competitors didn’t see Standard Oil coming until they were buying kerosene from him.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Searching the room for more bullets, we realized that we had no matches to light the kerosene lamp or the three-legged stove.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat