kerosene

Example Sentences

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Even one of the old boxes of National Geographic magazines that Eddie said we should recycle, the broken kerosene lantern we found, the kayak paddle.

From Literature

The biggest increase, over the 12 months to December, was a 6.3% increase in the price of fuel, after the cost of kerosene went up in the past three months.

From BBC

We each get a hammock and a kerosene lantern too.

From Literature

He cites the example of John D. Rockefeller, who happened to be the biggest producer of kerosene just when the automobile industry took off.

From MarketWatch

By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch