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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More specifically, according to the EIA’s short-term energy outlook report, natural gas will drop from 40% of electrical generation to 39%.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Never use a generator, grill, camp stove, gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal-burning devices inside the home, and keep them away from doors, windows and vents that let air inside.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Officials said the building had been undergoing renovations, and work on the natural gas system had been completed and inspected.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump’s speech at Davos made clear that the United States will proudly pursue the development of every kind of energy that California has proudly vowed to ban – nuclear, natural gas, oil and coal.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Never use a generator, grill, camp stove, gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal-burning devices inside the home, and keep them away from doors, windows and vents that let air inside.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Officials said the building had been undergoing renovations, and work on the natural gas system had been completed and inspected.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Trump’s speech at Davos made clear that the United States will proudly pursue the development of every kind of energy that California has proudly vowed to ban – nuclear, natural gas, oil and coal.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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 26 Jan. 2026.
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