How to Use unleaded in a Sentence

unleaded

adjective
  • At the same time, unleaded fuel was added into the diesel storage tanks.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Yeah, and unleaded gas and cleaning up our rivers and waterways.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The average price of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Diesel nozzles are bigger than those of unleaded gas and often have a bright green pump’s handle.
    — Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • According to a police report, one of the teens put unleaded gas in the car's diesel fuel tank.
    — Maytal Levi, Cincinnati.com, 18 June 2018
  • The good news is that gas prices are not likely to spike to last year’s record-high levels, when a gallon of unleaded peaked at more than $6.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Gas snow blowers, which run on regular unleaded gasoline from the gas station, are the most common.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Taxes are levied on gasoline, diesel and gasohol, which is a mix of ethanol and unleaded gas, at the federal and state levels.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • Prices for unleaded gas edged up 15 cents a gallon from this time last week but are still under $3 a gallon — barely.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Two weeks after the initial attacks, unleaded and diesel gas prices have skyrocketed alongside the cost of oil.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Two weeks after the initial attacks, unleaded and diesel gas prices have skyrocketed alongside the cost of oil.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The average price for unleaded gas in other cities around Kentucky is even lower than in Louisville.
    — The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Back then, surging oil prices were the issue, as the cost of regular unleaded gasoline soared above $4 a gallon — an all-time record.
    — Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 27 July 2021
  • Samson says owners will be able to park the Switchblade in their garages, fill up with unleaded fuel, and drive to a nearby airport for flight.
    — Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The national price per gallon for regular unleaded is about $4.
    — Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The average price of a gallon of unleaded gas, per AAA, another new record.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 31 May 2022
  • The national average for regular unleaded gas is about 30% below the record set in June of last year.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 3 July 2023
  • Since the Iran war began in late February, the national average price of unleaded gas has risen 49%.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026
  • Metro Detroit drivers might not be seeing it yet, but the average cost of unleaded regular gas across Michigan has crossed the $4 a gallon price point.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is on the verge of hitting $4 for the first time since 2022.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The engine runs on regular unleaded gasoline, eliminating the need for costly aviation fuel.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Prices for unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel displayed at a Chevron gas station in Seattle, March 9, 2026.
    — Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • On Tuesday, piston engine aircraft -- the type that typically use leaded aviation gasoline -- were filled with unleaded fuel now available on site.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The good news is that the AAA reports the national average price for a gallon of premium unleaded gasoline dropped by nearly 20 cents over the past week.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • Heading into the weekend, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas nationally was its highest in four years, according to AAA.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 May 2026
  • At the national level, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline is now about four dollars a gallon, but in parts of California it’s already reached six dollars, or even higher.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Michigan gas prices have dropped 9 cents per regular unleaded gallon since last week, AAA-The Auto Club group reported.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • While regular unleaded gas is typically used in passenger vehicles; diesel fuel is more common for delivery trucks, farm, buses and construction vehicles.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 May 2026

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