fossil fuel
noun
: a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
Examples of fossil fuel in a Sentence
oil and other fossil fuels
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This in spite of the fact that clean energy has become in some ways cheaper than fossil fuels.
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Carl Yaeckel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Unlike fossil fuels, wind has no ongoing fuel cost.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Norway discovered significant oil and gas reserves in the North Sea in 1969, and today is western Europe’s largest producer of the fossil fuels.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
An overwhelming majority of the world's climate scientists have stressed that an immediate reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, including coal, is imperative to averting the worst consequences of climate change, including extreme heat, more powerful storms and deadly floods.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
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Carl Yaeckel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Unlike fossil fuels, wind has no ongoing fuel cost.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Norway discovered significant oil and gas reserves in the North Sea in 1969, and today is western Europe’s largest producer of the fossil fuels.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
An overwhelming majority of the world's climate scientists have stressed that an immediate reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, including coal, is imperative to averting the worst consequences of climate change, including extreme heat, more powerful storms and deadly floods.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fossil fuel
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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