Examples of 'added fuel' in a sentence

Meaning of "added fuel"

This phrase is usually used metaphorically to mean adding to a situation or making it worse, particularly in terms of intensity or conflict. It can refer to exacerbating an argument or escalating tension between individuals or groups

How to use "added fuel" in a sentence

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added fuel
That only added fuel to the fire.
Added fuel level statistics.
That just added fuel to the fire.
Budget in a little extra to account for that added fuel.
Experience added fuel to push forward in life.
Without any added fuel.
Which added fuel to the fire.
A bit of sloppiness that added fuel to the fire.
That only added fuel to the fire of speculation.
And then this morning just added fuel to the flames.
No added fuel was used in this example.
It has certainly added fuel to the fire.
That added fuel to the fire that was raging inside of me.
That probably just added fuel to the flame.
This engine is mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission for added fuel efficiency.

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We just added fuel to the fire.
The electronic media and religious press have often added fuel to the fire.
This has clearly added fuel to the protests.
Only one port per rotor was used under low loads for added fuel economy.
The extravagance added fuel to the flames of passion.
The first official returns and the subsequent recount only added fuel to the fire.
These refusals undoubtedly added fuel to the fires of resentment.
This added fuel to the fire, even for AKP supporters.
Decline in oil prices added fuel to the fire.
Blogging later added fuel to the development of an international knitting community.
Your stupid remark just added fuel to the flames.
Welch only added fuel to the fire when he spoke after the resolution was presented.
You are the one who added fuel to the fire.
That has added fuel to the ancient astronaut argument was made in West Java, Indonesia.
The local authorities added fuel to the flames as well.
More recently the publishing of the Gospel of Judas has added fuel to the fire.
Which only added fuel to the rivalry between those two.
A few events this year added fuel to the fire.
His relocation added fuel to a fire that quickly spread across India and beyond.
This infeasible farming activities added fuel to the ongoing crisis.
The incident added fuel to tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
This local situation has no doubt added fuel to the fire there.
All of these factors added fuel to the fires of Premillennial, Separatist Fundamentalism.
And I have just met him and added fuel to the fire.
This problem has only added fuel to the already existing political flames in the country.
The widespread airplay enjoyed by Jimmy Smith added fuel to the fire.
And that only kinda added fuel to this balloning debt problem.
The Calcutta Killings and the riots in Bihar added fuel to the fire.
The Cancun failure has added fuel to the crisis of global governance.
She apologized to the president, but it only added fuel to the fire.
The hijacking connection added fuel to a fire that Khalid had set ablaze earlier.
Far from tackling burning injustices, she has added fuel to the fire.
However, the amount of added fuel may be changed in a different manner.
Both teams had the same owner, a fact that obviously added fuel to the fire.
Time and again, it has added fuel to the smouldering fires of frustration.

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