kerosene

Example Sentences

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In the past, most rockets have relied on hydrogen or kerosene for fuel.

From New York Times

The country has no power for 7 1/2 hours a day, forcing children to study under homemade kerosene oil lamps, fishermen to limit fishing and shops and industries to limit production and business.

From Seattle Times

There have also been long queues outside shops due to shortages of other goods including milk powder, kerosene and cooking gas.

From BBC

After a match, “he stank like kerosene, ammonia, aldehyde, sweat. His waterlogged clothes looked like he’d been dunked in the ocean. Foreign hairs from the mat were sticking to his skin.”

From New York Times

One liquid sample tested positive for heavy petroleum distillate, a substance similar to diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, the filing states.

From Fox News