kerosene

Example Sentences

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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

Sitting atop 250 tons of burning kerosene and liquid oxygen, his face flattened by a g-load that would cause an ordinary human to pass out—and he asks how the other guy is doing.

From Literature

With no electricity, many in Latin America cook with firewood or kerosene, risking respiratory illness.

From BBC

Shakespeare deploys his poetry like kerosene on an already raging fire.

From Los Angeles Times