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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The increase in energy efficiency and switching from gas to renewables doesn't just have climate benefits from cutting fossil fuel use.
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
At the same time, there is also no disputing the significant environmental and human health costs of continuing to burn and invest in fossil fuel energy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
The only way to mitigate the risk of an AMOC collapse is to stop burning fossil fuels and rapidly cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
So is the solution to simply shift blame from the individual back onto the industrial sector, particularly agribusiness and the fossil fuel companies?
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
At the same time, there is also no disputing the significant environmental and human health costs of continuing to burn and invest in fossil fuel energy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
The only way to mitigate the risk of an AMOC collapse is to stop burning fossil fuels and rapidly cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
So is the solution to simply shift blame from the individual back onto the industrial sector, particularly agribusiness and the fossil fuel companies?
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.
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