How to Use oil tanker in a Sentence

oil tanker

noun

• Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
• This is about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker.
  — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
• Will oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz resume?
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
• One such missile struck an oil tanker in late January, setting it ablaze.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Iran war has brought oil tanker traffic through the strait to a virtual standstill.
  — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Overnight, Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai.
  — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
• On Tuesday, a drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and caused a fire.
  — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
• The oil tanker Skipper was a part of the dark fleet; it was formally sanctioned three years ago.
  — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
• On May 3, Iran seized the second oil tanker in a week in Gulf waters.
  — Sahar Tartak, National Review, 14 May 2023
• The following day, there was a strike on an oil tanker supplying Russian troops.
  — Ian Pannell, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Iranian forces seized a second oil tanker in less than a week, this time in the Strait of Hormuz.
  — Fox News, 4 May 2023
• Overnight, a Kuwaiti oil tanker was struck by what Kuwait said was an Iranian drone attack.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
• The sanctions come as the White House declined to rule out further oil tanker seizures in the future.
  — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
• The jury is still out on that, even if the Strait of Hormuz returns to pre-war oil tanker traffic.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
• Just a single oil tanker, from Russia, has docked in Cuba since the beginning of the year.
  — CBS News, 19 June 2026
• The Coast Guard also seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday.
  — Selina Wang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
• Ludvig Nobel designed the first ever steel oil tanker to transport Baku’s crude.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
• Banksy removed one of the servants and added a sinking oil tanker and two figures in hazmat suits hauling a barrel of toxic waste.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
• Iran hit an oil tanker off Qatar’s coast, prompting the evacuation of 21 crew members.
  — Ana Ceballos follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• An oil tanker was able to evacuate the sailors to Gibraltar before the boat eventually sank.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
• However, an oil tanker truck was approaching at high speed, leaving little time to avoid a direct impact.
  — ABC News, 6 May 2026
• Trump ordered the blockade after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast last week.
  — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
• The war in Iran has essentially shut down oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
  — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
• The collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the coast of England has caused a serious jet fuel leak.
  — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
• Brent crude prices remained elevated as Iran struck a Kuwaiti oil tanker in waters near Dubai.
  — Dylan Butts, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
• The submarine, a frigate, an oil tanker and a rescue tug slowly departed from the port on Monday morning.
  — CBS News, 17 June 2024
• Tehran hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker in the anchorage area of Dubai’s port earlier Tuesday.
  — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
• Channel 5’s ability to be nimble suits his skillset, meaning the BBC may seem like too much of an oil tanker.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
• This is the second hijacking incident in less than a week; on Wednesday an oil tanker was seized in waters off Puntland.
  — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
• Iran has threatened to attack any oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits.
  — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026