Example Sentences

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Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

“We must and will do it all — from oil derricks on our Coast to solar panels in the Delta,” Reeves said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Offshore wind advocates point out that oil derricks are also threatened by hurricanes, and most of the nation’s wind projects have so far held up to powerful storms.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2023

In the 1920s, much of the Los Angeles Basin was covered with a forest of wooden oil derricks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023

All around the school grounds were the towers that his daddy called derricks.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez