How to Use renewable in a Sentence

renewable

adjective
  • Wind and water are renewable fuel sources.
  • Forests are renewable natural resources, but they must be treated with care.
  • Permits to buy a gun would be good for five years and be renewable.
    — oregonlive, 19 May 2022
  • In all but one case, the renewable project required less cash.
    — Carly Wanna, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The brand has also tripled its use of renewable plastics in less than three years.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Then at least some of their energy is renewable.
    — Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The renewable projects will be owned by the utility.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The blouse is made from a blend of organic cotton and pulp from renewable wood sources.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That goes with building out renewable sources of energy as well.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
  • To do this, the coalition plans to build renewable energy projects.
    — David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • In fact, a switch to renewable energy will reduce the load on all kinds of systems.
    — The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The renewable boom developed in the face of strong headwinds.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some are niche scholarships for specific fields of study, and some are renewable for up to four years.
    — Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 5 Jan. 2022
  • But, for some, having a stone made with renewable energy is something to brag about.
    — Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • For its part, the UAE seeks to lead the renewable sector.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Two decades have passed since the first state law was passed to force a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • As a result, even record renewable deployment may not be enough to meet climate goals.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • By renewable, Repsol means that it isn’t sourced from fossil fuels dug up from the ground.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But there's more to credit for the grid's surplus than just renewable energy.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • All of the lighting is low-level, solar-powered or from renewable sources.
    — Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • And so much of that comes from these investment in the power grid and in renewable energy.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But the current rate of renewable adoption is still far below what is needed to meet climate goals.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Highlander says over 95 per cent of its energy will come from renewable sources.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Many power grids draw on a mix of fossil fuels and renewable energy.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The secretary-general serves a five-year term, which is renewable.
    — CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Iowa is the nation’s largest ethanol producer, using about half of the state’s corn crop to make the renewable fuel.
    — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • William is selling part of the estate to fund housing and renewable energy projects.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • Plus, it’s made from renewable rubber tree wood, and for every tree used to build this toy, another one is planted.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And the air-con is all water-powered—100 percent renewable.
    — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The basic concept calls for excess renewable energy to help draw a weight atop a tower or shaft.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022

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