Explore Kerosene through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fuel or hydrocarbon. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Kerosene in a sentence
Kerosene meaning
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
Synonyms of Kerosene
Using Kerosene
- The main meaning on this page is: A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
- Useful related words include: kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil, fuel.
- In the example corpus, kerosene often appears in combinations such as: kerosene and, of kerosene, on kerosene.
Context around Kerosene
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kerosene
- In this selection, "kerosene" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, diesel, delivering, japan, stove, heaters and helps stand out and add context to how "kerosene" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and installed kerosene heaters and are throwing kerosene in entire. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kerosene" sits close to words such as adebayo, advisories and aegis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kerosene
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You are throwing kerosene in entire India. (7 words)
And it’s more like a kerosene lantern. (8 words)
He recollected, “After 6 pm you needed a kerosene lamp. (10 words)
However, when running on kerosene or diesel, starting sometimes requires the assistance of a more volatile product such as propane gas - although the new kero-start technology can allow even microturbines fuelled on kerosene to start without propane. (38 words)
As night fell, men brewed tea on a kerosene stove in a corner while women, all in traditional dress, rocked their babies to sleep in wooden cradles as driving rain lashed the concrete walls of the centre. (37 words)
The operations helped to save over N53 billion worth of crude oil, diesel, kerosene and petrol; destroyed not less than 37 militants and sea robbers camps and recovered 90 assorted illegal weapons and large-caliber ammunition. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A truck delivering kerosene in Japan Kerosene is widely used in Japan as a home heating fuel for portable and installed kerosene heaters.
Blending small fractions of synthetic kerosene with traditional kerosene helps limit the increase in fuel costs, while it reduces carbon emissions from aviation.
However, when running on kerosene or diesel, starting sometimes requires the assistance of a more volatile product such as propane gas - although the new kero-start technology can allow even microturbines fuelled on kerosene to start without propane.
Kerosene became popular in the 1870s and electricity and carbide ( acetylene gas ) began replacing kerosene around the turn of the 20th century.
Additionally, the price of gasoline products will be reduced by P0.75 per liter, while kerosene will go down by P2.10 per liter, according to the price adjustment notices sent by the oil companies.
As night fell, men brewed tea on a kerosene stove in a corner while women, all in traditional dress, rocked their babies to sleep in wooden cradles as driving rain lashed the concrete walls of the centre.
By the way, more than 2/3, 70% more from petrochemicals on 1 side and from as well kerosene, jet fuel, the payment airline activity is back almost normal, not fully.
Government has maintained a Sh25.13 a litre subsidy for kerosene to cushion households without access to electricity.
He recollected, “After 6 pm you needed a kerosene lamp.
In Africa’s most populous nation, kerosene is a major cooking energy for Nigeria’s low-income earners and rural dwellers.
Just because the PM proved unable to articulate a defence for his kerosene-and-cash-guzzling flight does not mean there was not one.
The operations helped to save over N53 billion worth of crude oil, diesel, kerosene and petrol; destroyed not less than 37 militants and sea robbers camps and recovered 90 assorted illegal weapons and large-caliber ammunition.
The price of kerosene climbed by P0.20 per liter.
The semi-cryogenic engine utilizes a propellant combination of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) and Kerosene, and the power head test article forms the first hardware test of the engine development program.
This gap drives households to rely on inefficient and polluting energy sources like charcoal, wood, and kerosene.
You are throwing kerosene in entire India.
According to him, the Dangote Refinery, "produces a wide range of high-quality petroleum products, including premium motor spirit (petrol), diesel, kerosene, and jet fuel, all meeting the highest international standards (Euro V Grade).
A Jewish baker, Noah Imerman, was burned to death in a kerosene stove.
And it’s more like a kerosene lantern.
Eagle-eyed fans will notice that she uses the same fuel can and matches to set things alight in the “Wranglers” video that she did in the “Kerosene” video.
Common combinations with kerosene
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kerosene and 15×
- of kerosene 12×
- on kerosene 11×
- and kerosene 11×
- kerosene is 9×
- kerosene to 8×
- diesel kerosene 7×
- the kerosene 5×
- with kerosene 5×
- or kerosene 5×