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 wind farm and power line could help wean California off fossil fuels, supplying bountiful clean energy during the evening and nighttime hours, when solar panels stop generating and batteries aren’t always sufficient.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
For now, the expectation is to blend e-SAF with fossil fuels until production of e-SAF is scaled up to fill tanks.
—Megan Frye, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The school has two backup heating systems for the winter, one electric and the other powered by fossil fuels.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Analyzed at the Scripps lab, this sample also could now reveal CO2’s fingerprints from sources like living things, fossil fuels and volcanoes.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
For now, the expectation is to blend e-SAF with fossil fuels until production of e-SAF is scaled up to fill tanks.
—Megan Frye, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The school has two backup heating systems for the winter, one electric and the other powered by fossil fuels.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Analyzed at the Scripps lab, this sample also could now reveal CO2’s fingerprints from sources like living things, fossil fuels and volcanoes.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 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 25 May. 2025.
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