natural gas
noun
1
: gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells
especially
: a combustible mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons used chiefly as a fuel and raw material
2
: gas manufactured from organic matter (such as coal)
Examples of natural gas in a Sentence
a house heated by natural gas
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Nearly all industrial hydrogen is currently produced by stripping it from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, a process that emits devastating amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Supply-side concerns may have also been magnified by the outbreak of the Iran conflict, given the concentration of fertilizer and natural gas exported out of the Persian Gulf.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Taiwan imports almost all of its energy, and S&P Global reported that the island's natural gas inventory covers only 10 to 11 days of demand.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
But Stratos wasn’t designed to use a combination of energy sources; as a state official remarked at an April 22 meeting of the Box Elder County Commission, the project will be powered 100 percent off the Ruby Pipeline, a natural gas line that crosses northern Utah from Wyoming en route to Oregon.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Supply-side concerns may have also been magnified by the outbreak of the Iran conflict, given the concentration of fertilizer and natural gas exported out of the Persian Gulf.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Taiwan imports almost all of its energy, and S&P Global reported that the island's natural gas inventory covers only 10 to 11 days of demand.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
But Stratos wasn’t designed to use a combination of energy sources; as a state official remarked at an April 22 meeting of the Box Elder County Commission, the project will be powered 100 percent off the Ruby Pipeline, a natural gas line that crosses northern Utah from Wyoming en route to Oregon.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for natural gas
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“Natural gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20gas. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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