Below you will find example sentences with "benchmark crude". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Benchmark Crude in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 9
  • Discovered as a combination around: crude
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 19.1 words

Words in this phrase

benchmark crude

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • benchmark can mean: A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. Frequent word
  • crude can mean: In a natural, untreated state. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

benchmark crude oil fell 1× benchmark crude oil rose 1× commodities trading benchmark crude oil fell 1× of the benchmark crude was trading 1× the global benchmark crude traded at 1× u s benchmark crude oil gained 1× u s benchmark crude oil lost 1× u s benchmark crude oil picked 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

benchmark crude oil 2× in other trading 2× a barrel of 1× in commodities trading 1× in other dealings 1× the global benchmark 1×

Common sentence endings:

york mercantile exchange 3× 25 a barrel 1× 26 a barrel 1× 47 per barrel 1× earlier this morning 1× the oil away 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

trading 7× oil 7× barrel 7× cents 4× electronic 3× new 3× york 3× mercantile 3× exchange 3× per 3× fell 2× settle 2×

Related phrases

crude oil brent crude crude prices crude futures crude exports wti crude

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around crude:

brent crude 20× crude prices 13× crude futures 7× crude exports 5× wti crude 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

bench headed ben robinson ben gurion ben affleck beloved wife beloved son

Just after it in the phrase index:

benjamin edwards benjamin franklin benjamin kalu benjamin netanyahu berlin germany berlin wall

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

brent crude wti crude

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "benchmark crude" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 19.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as benchmark crude oil fell, benchmark crude oil rose, trading, oil and barrel stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with crude oil, brent crude, crude prices, brent crude, crude prices and crude futures, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with benchmark crude

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Benchmark crude oil rose $2.32 to settle at $56.26 a barrel. (13 words)

In commodities trading, benchmark crude oil fell $2.84 to settle at $56.25 a barrel. (16 words)

The global benchmark crude traded at a $US9.50 premium to WTI for the same month. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In other trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 73 cents to $69.08 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (25 words)

In other trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 24 cents to $45.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (25 words)

At one point, U.S. benchmark crude was priced so low that producers would have been paying customers to take the oil away. (23 words)

Example sentences (9)

In other trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 73 cents to $69.08 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

In other dealings, U.S. benchmark crude oil picked up 23 cents to $69.47 per barrel.

At one point, U.S. benchmark crude was priced so low that producers would have been paying customers to take the oil away.

In other trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 24 cents to $45.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

A barrel of the benchmark crude was trading at 64 dollars 50 a little earlier this morning.

Benchmark crude oil fell 6 cents to $56.80 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Benchmark crude oil rose $2.32 to settle at $56.26 a barrel.

In commodities trading, benchmark crude oil fell $2.84 to settle at $56.25 a barrel.

The global benchmark crude traded at a $US9.50 premium to WTI for the same month.