How to use "kerosene" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "kerosene" in popular movie and book plots

  • Lee orders the men to look for Noh, who is busy spilling kerosene all around the rooms, passageways and corridors of the bunker.  - The Guard Post
  • Sam blows out the kerosene lamp in order to hide in a dark corner.  - The Stalking Moon
  • Rinaldi is executed by the Italian military; enraged, Frederick knocks out the kerosene lamps and flees, jumping into the river.  - A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)
  • Then SP pours kerosene on Bhavani's dad and as he approach Bhavani, he is stopped by Hareendaran who begs for his sisters life.  - Chronic Bachelor
  • As Wells lunges towards Taylor, Taylor grabs a kerosene lamp and hurls it at Wells.  - Doctor X (film)
  • She successfully climbs over, knocking down a can of kerosene which splashes onto a nearby candle.  - Clock Tower (1995 video game)
  • Emily keeps Dawn in a small, stuffy, window-less room and insists that she use an ancient oil lamp, with only kerosene to last her one week.  - Secrets of the Morning
  • After Uxia leaves, Paul escapes, killing the guards and the priest, and starts looking for Barbara, collecting a can of kerosene on the way.  - Dagon (film)
  • Roland kills the Fat Man when he burns his face with a kerosene lamp.  - Swan Song (McCammon novel)
  • Edie soon discovers the letter and while Susan is at Mike's, Edie drenches Susan's house in kerosene and sets it on fire.  - I Know Things Now
  • The still-moving pieces of the reanimated corpses are then burned with kerosene and the remains plowed underground by a bulldozer.  - Home Delivery (short story)
  • When in haste to escape Mike and Ed who were closing in, he knocked over a kerosene lantern, setting the cabin on fire.  - Guiding Light (1970–79)
  • Landing, Gant finds an American submarine bearing kerosene fuel and using the floe as an ad-hoc runway.  - Firefox (novel)
  • She manages to douse herself in kerosene but before she can light the match she is apprehended by Gabriel, Willem, and Ulf.  - Blood and Chocolate (novel)
  • She concocts a potient of herbs, water, and kerosene as a purgative and uses Antonio's innocence as a mediator to effect the cure.  - Bless Me, Ultima
  • Burke splashes kerosene over Jarrod's body and leaves him to die in the fire.  - House of Wax (1953 film)

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