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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According to research from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), France was the largest importer of Russian fossil fuels of any European Union country in January, with LNG imports totalling 377 million euros ($430 million).
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Football is aware that Qatar has tooled sport to obscure the brutality of its human rights record and to market its fossil fuel investments.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The average flow of the river has shrunk about 20% since 2000, and scientists have estimated that roughly half that decline has been caused by global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels and rising levels of greenhouse gases.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The Trump administration canceled nearly $4 billion in funds for 24 projects that were aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from fossil fuel plants.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Football is aware that Qatar has tooled sport to obscure the brutality of its human rights record and to market its fossil fuel investments.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The average flow of the river has shrunk about 20% since 2000, and scientists have estimated that roughly half that decline has been caused by global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels and rising levels of greenhouse gases.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The Trump administration canceled nearly $4 billion in funds for 24 projects that were aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from fossil fuel plants.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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