add fuel
Example Sentences
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March Madness will only add fuel to the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
“In the near term, this development may add fuel to the rally and further inflate what is already looking increasingly bubblelike.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
To add fuel to the barbecue, the deal with Argentina may be all for naught.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
“They add fuel to the fire of this city’s star power. It’s an energy, a force. It makes people want to show up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
I wasn’t about to add fuel to the fire by asking questions about things that I should know, like my mother’s name.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
