How to use diesel in a sentence

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• The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.From the entry car
• BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war.From the entry put down
• You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.From the entry gasoline
• The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.From the entry predecessor
• Before the diesel locomotive, steam power was king.From the entry steam power
• The electric locomotive was being hauled dead in the train by a diesel over the unpowered diversion route.From the entry dead in the train
• My RV runs well on diesel.From the entry well
• The engine runs smoothly on diesel.From the entry smoothly
• Currently their best stopgap for peaking in this region is a vast fleet of small diesel gensets, which many residents are furious about.From the entry peaking
• A common feedstock, crude oil, is refined into commodities such as gasoline, diesel and propane.2026 August 3, Lydia DePillis, “What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry crude oil
• Waddicor reckons there might not be enough diesel in the tank to complete the journey.2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 30. From the entry reckon
• But biodiesel, renewable diesel and RNG now account for 22% of J.B.2025 November 7, Keiron Greenhalgh, “Fleets Grow More Confident About RNG Powertrains. OEMs’ Introduction of X15N Engine Builds On-Highway…. From the entry rng
• Black carbon is the sooty material ejected from diesel engines in their exhaust gases.2021 October 6, Philip Haigh, “Pollutants and air quality on our trains”, in RAIL, number 941, page 32. From the entry nitrogen dioxide
• Nitrogen dioxide is also a product of burning diesel and can effect people's lungs.2021 October 6, Philip Haigh, “Pollutants and air quality on our trains”, in RAIL, number 941, page 32. From the entry nitrogen dioxide
• "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.2020 May 20, Paul Clifton, “A hydrogen solution to decarbonisation?”, in RAIL, page 54. From the entry ageing
• The sound of a hard-working diesel engine pierces the damp Yorkshire air.2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Traction transition: HST to Azuma”, in Rail, page 32. From the entry louder
• Thinner than vegetable oil, biodiesel can power diesel engines without further conversion.2006 November 21, Jessica Seid Dickler, “Make your own gas”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025. From the entry biodiesel
• Well then, what's the hottest new product line over at ubiquitous coffee retailer Starbucks — diesel fuel?2005, Information Week, numbers 1020-1036. From the entry frap
• Some people think diesel fuel is only used in semi-tractors (Figure 9.3) or heavy equipment.2003, Michael E. Gray, Auto Upkeep: Basic Car Care, page 56. From the entry semi-tractor
• Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines.2002 April 26, David Stevenson, “Re: Diesel vs Electric”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10 Apr 2018, message-ID…. From the entry knitting
• More trials of diesel locomotives with fitted mineral trains have been observed.1963 January, “Motive power miscellany”, in Modern Railways, page 64. From the entry dynamometer car
• All the A.C.V. four-wheel diesel railbuses are now stored in seeming disrepair at Derby Friargate.1962 January, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region: Midland Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 59. From the entry disrepair
• Thus the B.R. diesel fleet today is composed of a rather assorted collection of designs.1961 March, B.A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 145. From the entry expectation
• There Eùgene unhooked and we handed the train over to a Belgian diesel.1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146. From the entry unhook
• On January 23, diesel multiple-units began working some of the Marylebone suburban services.1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138. From the entry diesel multiple unit
• What difference will this make to the loads of Type "2", "3" and "4" diesels please?".1960 April, G. F. Fiennes, “Unpunctuality - the cause and the cure”, in Trains Illustrated, page 244. From the entry boffin
• McClure, for diesel propulsion on railways was then more or less in its infancy.1941 May, Voyageur, “The Clogher Valley Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 195. From the entry infancy
• Diesel and Miaou are two brands that feel particularly bratty to me, and I'm dreaming about this strawberry latex halter specifically.2024 July 25, Meg Donohue, Dale Chong, “Same Same But Different: We're Feeling Bratty This Summer”, in Elle, archived from the original on…. From the entry bratty
• When RAIL first hit the shelves, BR had a blanket ban on preserved diesels running on its network.2024 January 10, “New trains built...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 67. From the entry blanket ban
• It demonstrates that we are not just accepting that we have to use diesel for years to come.2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Chiltern services powered by vegetable oil”, in RAIL, number 989, page 13. From the entry greenwashing
• That lends further credence to the argument that continuing to use diesel in low and limited circumstances makes sense.2022 November 16, Philip Haigh, “German study puts hydrogen at the back of the queue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 51. From the entry tip the scales
• Imagine our nation without the heady aroma of diesel.'2021 October 26, H. G. Nelson, The Fairytale: A real and imagined history of Australian sport, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN. From the entry get up
• Due to its remote location, the community has traditionally relied on costly diesel generators to provide electricity, and propane for heat.2018 February 1, Taylor Fredericks, “Kwadacha Nation installs wood gasification system”, in Canadian Biomass Magazine. From the entry Tsek'ene
• Diesel handed me a burn cell phone.2012, Bruce A. Sarte, The Insider's Story, Bucks County Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry burn phone
• A dually is a big, diesel truck with four wheels in the back that costs three figures to fill up.2011, Michael Levatino, Audrey Levatino, The Joy of Hobby Farming, page 34. From the entry dually
• In the diesel engines under discussion, modern bimetal or trimetal, split sleeve, precision type main bearings are used exclusively.2008, United States Navy, The Fleet Type Submarine Main Propulsion Diesels Manual, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry trimetal

Meaning of diesel

1. noun A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
2. noun A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
3. noun A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.

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Questions about diesel in a sentence

How do you use diesel in a sentence?

Diesel is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon.”

What is a short sentence with diesel?

“My RV runs well on diesel.”

What does diesel mean?

Diesel means a fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.