PETROL in a Sentence

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20 example sentences for PETROL, such as:

1. A car is useless without petrol.
2. They chip in for the petrol and food.
3. The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks.
4. He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.
5. The petrol consumption of the big car as very high.

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 Meanings and Examples of PETROL
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petrol
 n.  a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Classic Sentence:
1  Connie sat and listened with her heart in her boots, as Field was filling petrol.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
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Example Sentence: (19 in 2 pages)
1  A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.
2  He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.
3  A car is useless without petrol.
4  Wood, coal, oil, petrol and gas are all different kinds of fuel.
5  Most petrol stations use colour coding for different types of petrol.
6  It took him only a few minutes to siphon off the petrol and drive away.
7  They chip in for the petrol and food.
8  Don't forget to cap the tank after filling it up with petrol.
9  The government was slow to inform the public about the health hazards of lead in petrol.
10  The petrol consumption of the big car as very high.
11  The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.
12  It's a virtual certainty that petrol will go up in price.
13  The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks.
14  The report called for urgent action to reduce lead in petrol.
15  Legislation will require UK petrol companies to meet an EU specification for petrol.