wells

Example Sentences

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Slowly throttling wells and using idle ships as floating storage are further helping Iran stretch the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“You’ve blown up a lot of things that have to be redrilled. They’ve shut in wells, different things,” he said, referring to fallout from the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

"No matter how difficult times are, I believe that humans always manage to find flickers of levity and deep wells of love," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Barrett said he’s not sure that the wells have actually sustained that much damage, but it’s one of many unknowns that could impede the oil market’s comeback.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

There were only a handful of wells within a day’s march of Meereen, so the wait was always long.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin