natural gas
noun
1
: gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells
especially
: a combustible mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons used chiefly as a fuel and raw material
2
: gas manufactured from organic matter (such as coal)
Examples of natural gas in a Sentence
a house heated by natural gas
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Brussels Reuters — The European Union agreed Wednesday to phase out Russian natural gas imports by late 2027 as part of an effort to end the bloc’s decade-long dependency on Russian energy.
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Reuters 13 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Texas Pacific Land generates its revenue primarily from oil, natural gas and water royalties, Rezvan wrote.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Google recently entered into a unique corporate power purchase agreement to support the construction of a natural gas power plant in Illinois designed to do exactly that through carbon capture and storage.
—Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Under the proposal, data center companies would pay 75% of the cost to build and maintain the two natural gas plants.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Reuters 13 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Texas Pacific Land generates its revenue primarily from oil, natural gas and water royalties, Rezvan wrote.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Google recently entered into a unique corporate power purchase agreement to support the construction of a natural gas power plant in Illinois designed to do exactly that through carbon capture and storage.
—Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Under the proposal, data center companies would pay 75% of the cost to build and maintain the two natural gas plants.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for natural gas
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“Natural gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20gas. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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