petroleum
Example Sentences
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Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.
A petroleum shortage has led to regular hours-long power cuts, long queues at petrol stations, and has forced many airlines to announce that they will cancel regular services.
From Barron's
Last year India exported $7.32 billion in goods, mainly in engineering and petroleum products, said the India Brand Equity Foundation.
From Barron's
“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.
From Los Angeles Times
Experts say minerals would be trickier to stockpile than petroleum.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
