How to Use petrol in a Sentence

petrol

noun
  • Anything fast and smelling of petrol seems to flick the switch.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 27 June 2019
  • This, while prices for petrol and diesel are touching record highs.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The petrol tank hangs quite low, and they were stuck underneath.
    — Sean Flynn, GQ, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Then there are two sportier petrol engines with all-wheel drive.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The cuts in petrol and diesel excise duties are the first in three years.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2021
  • From 2030 the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Slight petrol notes—just a nod—on the nose of this medium-bodied wine.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Already, in the last two months, the price of petrol has gone up 36 times.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 July 2021
  • But Geely’s Gui still expects petrol cars to change with the times.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Highway patrolmen are told not to fill their petrol tanks to save funds.
    — The Economist, 30 Jan. 2018
  • But higher petrol and diesel prices are a bigger problem.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Protesters threw dozens of petrol bombs and lit bonfires in the streets.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026
  • Over the past few weeks, its petrol and diesel prices have skyrocketed.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The rest are still in the trial and error stage, spewing petrol in the process.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Soaring petrol prices have been a boon for the the world's largest oil producer.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2021
  • In practice, this would mean the phasing-out of all new cars running on petrol.
    — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
  • Highways became clogged by long lines that snaked out of the few petrol pumps that remained open.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Pink roses glow in the light, while the air—spiced with grass and petrol—moves languidly.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Get on the petrol and the little lady on the hood ascends skyward.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • All that was needed was to ensure the ground was cleared of petrol and chemicals.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Well, a funny thing happened on the way to petrol-free motoring bliss.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • In recent weeks, tomato has been competing with petrol in terms of prices.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Fresh protests in French rural areas and small towns over spiking petrol prices.
    — New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Slight petrol and mocha aromas, and flavors of chocolate and some cedar on the finish.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Each arm that touches the water tastes petrol and compressed-air bubbles.
    — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
  • One of the world’s largest oil producers is now importing petrol.
    — Michael Liebreich, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024
  • Finland‘s stockpiles are funded by a small petrol tax, less than a penny per litre of car fuel.
    — The Economist, 10 June 2020
  • The tunic is available in powder, very black, classic navy, and dark petrol (a dark teal).
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Don't impose restrictions on your trade with petrol products.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

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