gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈga-sə-ˌlēn 
ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,
also -zə-
variants
or less commonly gasolene
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
Examples of gasoline in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
As the two men argued on Sunday, Whyte’s attacker grabbed a gasoline canister from the food cart and emptied it on the victim before starting the blaze, cops say.
—
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
One of the most-significant attacks was when Kyiv conducted a drone strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery overnight on March 11, which supplies 40 to 50 percent of the capital's gasoline and diesel supplies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Authorities allegedly found gasoline, Molotov cocktails and wick materials inside Nelson’s vehicle.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Authorities said at least one person threw Molotov cocktails—crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid—and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gasoline
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
One of the most-significant attacks was when Kyiv conducted a drone strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery overnight on March 11, which supplies 40 to 50 percent of the capital's gasoline and diesel supplies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Authorities allegedly found gasoline, Molotov cocktails and wick materials inside Nelson’s vehicle.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Authorities said at least one person threw Molotov cocktails—crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid—and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gasoline
Cite this Entry
“Gasoline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasoline. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈgas-ə-ˌlēn
ˌgas-ə-ˈlēn
: a flammable liquid produced usually by blending products from natural gas and petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share