Freon
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the 1930s, Freon made the domestic refrigerator a staple of the American middle-class kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
It was only the next day that he visited a mechanic and learned the air conditioner had run out of Freon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
The vessel was reported to have an estimated 55,000 gallons of diesel and 19,000 pounds of Freon, a noncombustible gas commonly used as a refrigerant.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Freon began to be phased out in 1987 because it was destroying Earth's ozone layer.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2023
As I lean my head back, the world drifts away, tinged by the smell of Freon and Cadillac leather.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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