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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Spain’s arid climate and lack of domestic fossil fuel resources focused national R&D programs on RO desalination.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the public’s view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Energy security at risk The shale revolution over the past 15 years has transformed the U.S. into the largest fossil fuel producer in the world, with the country pumping more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined, the CEO said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Ars Video The Trump administration has warned that losing the AI race to China is a bigger threat to the world than global warming and has advocated increasing the use of fossil fuels to power them.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the public’s view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Energy security at risk The shale revolution over the past 15 years has transformed the U.S. into the largest fossil fuel producer in the world, with the country pumping more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined, the CEO said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Ars Video The Trump administration has warned that losing the AI race to China is a bigger threat to the world than global warming and has advocated increasing the use of fossil fuels to power them.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 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 21 May. 2025.
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