How to Use natural resource in a Sentence

natural resource

noun
Definition of natural resourcenext
  • King came to Tech to study forestry and natural resources.
    — Henri Gendreau, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Siberia was to get 10% of all the revenues raised from its natural resources.
    — The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The change is part of an effort to preserve this unique natural resource as tourism in the area has boomed.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • The country, rich in natural resources, has been a key partner in the West’s fight against Islamist groups in west Africa.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • The natural resource was relatively rare, so by about 2,500 B.C., the Egyptians found a way to make more of the same hue at home.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
  • We were blessed by not having natural resources; we were forced to look elsewhere to take tourism and trade to the next level.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Greg Beard ranks among Wall Street's most successful natural resource investors of the past two decades.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2022
  • He's also learned that the public wants the natural resources to be protected.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2020
  • States rich in natural resources such as oil, gas and coal were among the leaders in building reserves to guard against a recession.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2019
  • By the end of the decade, natural resources and mining represented $13.1 billion of the state’s gross domestic product and made up 1% of the state’s jobs.
    — The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Renewal of our natural resources, the great gift nature gave our area.
    — Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Malaysia, China and Vietnam all claim rights to the natural resources in this part of the contested waterway.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
  • One of my great passions is to enlighten others on how to protect the most valuable natural resource of the planet: streams and rivers.
    — Boris Kondratieff, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens work 24/7 to protect the state’s natural resources.
    — John Goodspeed, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Young people are the world's most precious natural resource.
    — Angela Dewan and Radina Gigova, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Hawaii lawmakers have sought to institute fees for tourists to help fund protection for the state's natural resources, but the measure has yet to pass.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • And losing the social license will have dire consequences, as natural resource companies, such as Shell and BP, have learned in the past.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The program will address transparency in debt management and the natural resource sector, the IMF said.
    — Matthew Hill, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Increasingly, whales were seen not as prey but as a natural resource to be mined; whalers talked about migrating sperm whales as veins running through the ocean, like gold.
    — Amia Srinivasan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020
  • The district figured out how to open areas meant for groups, such as swim ponds, natural resource programming, and play spaces.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The eaglet's parents continued to visit the tree that once held their nest on Monday, the state natural resources department said.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The two sides agreed payment would be in euros to reduce their use of U.S. dollars, the common currency in natural resource markets.
    — Joe McDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Awareness of the river as a natural resource began to grow in the 1980s when environmental groups put pressure on the county and the Army Corps of Engineers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Mining companies had long had their eyes on Big Mountain, which was rich with natural resources.
    — Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the wildlife and natural resource agencies in the affected areas are working to figure out the cause, according to a Kentucky Fish and Wildlife release.
    — Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2021
  • The area remains rich in natural resources, including tin, which is crucial for the making of electronics.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 29 June 2023
  • Elkins-Tanton hopes that this mission could help humans obtain resources from space that could prolong the longevity and health of Earth’s natural resources.
    — Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first step, however, is to raise awareness around the world of this precious natural resource and the consequences of continuing to exploit it.
    — Julie Loisel, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Trump has made clear his intentions to overhaul the Department of the Interior, which protects the nation’s natural resources, including hundreds of millions of acres of land.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Our reliance on natural resources is essential for daily life, from clothing to construction.
    — The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024

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