How to Use petrol in a Sentence

petrol

noun
Definition of petrolnext
  • From 2030 the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Already, in the last two months, the price of petrol has gone up 36 times.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 July 2021
  • The cuts in petrol and diesel excise duties are the first in three years.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This, while prices for petrol and diesel are touching record highs.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The same distance would need around 2-3 litres of petrol which now costs around $1.1 per litre.
    — Tom Collins, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Slight petrol notes—just a nod—on the nose of this medium-bodied wine.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Get on the petrol and the little lady on the hood ascends skyward.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Soaring petrol prices have been a boon for the the world's largest oil producer.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Compared with six months ago, the price of bread has tripled, the price of rice has tripled, the prices of petrol and diesel have more or less tripled.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • Pink roses glow in the light, while the air—spiced with grass and petrol—moves languidly.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • At the pump, petrol prices rose at the fastest pace in almost 13 years in the week to March 7 as the war in Ukraine sent fuel prices to record highs.
    — Fortune, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In practice, this would mean the phasing-out of all new cars running on petrol.
    — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
  • Slight petrol and mocha aromas, and flavors of chocolate and some cedar on the finish.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • All that was needed was to ensure the ground was cleared of petrol and chemicals.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • A month ago, the prime minister said there was only enough petrol for one day.
    — Reuters, CNN, 16 June 2022
  • Over the past few weeks, its petrol and diesel prices have skyrocketed.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Highways became clogged by long lines that snaked out of the few petrol pumps that remained open.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • New drilling permits had been in the works for a while, and the Tories haven’t nixed their commitment to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Even in Norway, which is on track to become the first market to have more EVs on its roads than petrol cars, sales halved in the past year.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The tunic is available in powder, very black, classic navy, and dark petrol (a dark teal).
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Well, a funny thing happened on the way to petrol-free motoring bliss.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Fresh protests in French rural areas and small towns over spiking petrol prices.
    — New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The spike in some segments of auto sales has also been matched with an increase in the consumption of petrol and diesel.
    — Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz India, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Aromas of red cherries and Roma tomatoes, as well as petrol and gorse.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Finland‘s stockpiles are funded by a small petrol tax, less than a penny per litre of car fuel.
    — The Economist, 10 June 2020
  • In recent weeks, tomato has been competing with petrol in terms of prices.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Right out of the gate, the notes of petrol, mineral water and baked green apples grab your attention.
    — Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019
  • But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up in terms of emissions, pollution, and petrol cost.
    — The Conversation, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
  • There is work to be done before electric vehicles drive their petrol and diesel rivals off the road.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • While there are still a few original Peels around, the brand did see a minor resurgence in the early 21st century, both in petrol and electric guise.
    — Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 27 May 2024

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