brent
1 Americannoun
plural
brents,plural
brentnoun
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Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
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a borough of Greater London, England.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Red diesel, a fuel used by farmers in off-road vehicles, machinery and heating has seen its price pushed up by the soaring cost of brent crude - the global benchmark for oil prices.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
U.S. benchmark crude oil was at $75.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, while brent crude, the international standard, was at $78.74 per barrel.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Light crude oil fell by 1.49% during the Asian session to $39.69 a barrel while brent crude slipped 1.25%.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2020
A barrel of brent crude oil costs roughly $50 more today than it did back then.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2011
My love insulted, My palace brent, My honor tarnished, In exile sent, From land in sadness To the sea we appeal, But life’s young gladness, Farewell!
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
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