How to Use natural resource in a Sentence

natural resource

noun
  • To use natural resources in a way that does not destroy them.
    — Jonathan Franklin, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
  • There is a lot of focus on those natural resources.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This island would be rich in natural resources.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The change is part of an effort to preserve this unique natural resource as tourism in the area has boomed.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • Or indulge in one of the region's great natural resources, dates, with a date shake.
    — Beth Lapides, ELLE Decor, 29 Nov. 2011
  • Texas must act now to protect our land, food sources, water, and natural resources.
    — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Siberia was to get 10% of all the revenues raised from its natural resources.
    — The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Cuba has no oil, no rare earths, no major natural resources.
    — Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The water is a way of life here, and the area has gone to great lengths to protect its biggest natural resource.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The water is a way of life here, and the area has gone to great lengths to protect its biggest natural resource.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • This, in turn, is killing species and destroying natural resources.
    — National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2018
  • But the most concerning long-term effects may be on natural resources and wildlife.
    — Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The pond, which used to be a hatchery for the state department of natural resources, is stocked with fish.
    — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
  • Some fear the deal could weaken Iraq’s long-term control over its natural resources.
    — Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Renewal of our natural resources, the great gift nature gave our area.
    — Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • We were blessed by not having natural resources; we were forced to look elsewhere to take tourism and trade to the next level.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • It is known to be rich in natural resources, such as gold and diamonds, as well as vast offshore oil reserves.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The problem with the world today is the waste of energy and the lack of respect for natural resources.
    — Georgia Frances King, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Through each step of the process, people worked together to protect this natural resource.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Paper and plastic bags both use up vital natural resources and end up in landfills by the billions.
    — Jessica Press, Redbook, 13 Apr. 2011
  • He's also learned that the public wants the natural resources to be protected.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Take away these natural resources, and these icons of America will go extinct.
    — Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • His ego has grown in recent times, taking over other countries’ natural resources to line his own pockets.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Iran is a country rich in natural resources and human capital.
    — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • States rich in natural resources such as oil, gas and coal were among the leaders in building reserves to guard against a recession.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Begaye said his tribe has been asked too many times in the past to make concessions that allow outsiders to tap its rich natural resources.
    — NBC News, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Many of the world’s most stable and prosperous democracies are not rich in natural resources.
    — Maria Mendiluce, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • All those nations have sought ownership of the natural resources near the North Pole.
    — Christian Wienberg, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Why not treat patients’ interactions with the health care system as a natural resource?
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Ilus is the first of these planets, one rich with natural resources but also marked by the ruins of a long dead alien civilization.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 July 2019

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