Examples of diesel in a Sentence
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Exhaust emitted from diesel buses can put students at risk for asthma and cancer.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
The days of diesel fumes choking the air for hundreds of Bay Area students appear to be in the rearview, thanks to a partnership deal struck by Oakland Unified School District.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Since the Ukrainian strikes began, diesel production has fallen by 16 percent and gasoline production by nine percent.
—Michael Liebreich, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024
Over the past few decades, volunteers, one at a time, have entered a small chamber in a lab at the University of North Carolina and either pedaled on a stationary bike or sat quietly while components of diesel exhaust or smoke from burning wood were pumped into the room.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
The days of diesel fumes choking the air for hundreds of Bay Area students appear to be in the rearview, thanks to a partnership deal struck by Oakland Unified School District.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Since the Ukrainian strikes began, diesel production has fallen by 16 percent and gasoline production by nine percent.
—Michael Liebreich, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024
Over the past few decades, volunteers, one at a time, have entered a small chamber in a lab at the University of North Carolina and either pedaled on a stationary bike or sat quietly while components of diesel exhaust or smoke from burning wood were pumped into the room.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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