REFINERY in a Sentence

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For REFINERY, below is one of 4 sentences:
The noisome atmosphere downwind of the oil refinery not only stank, it damaged the lungs of everyone living in the area.

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 Meanings and Examples of REFINERY
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refinery
 n.  an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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1  The noisome atmosphere downwind of the oil refinery not only stank, it damaged the lungs of everyone living in the area.
2  The owner of a large tanker, which was to carry gasoline from a Turkish refinery to Iran, stopped the ship from sailing as scheduled.
3  There is an oil refinery nearby.
4  Only a substantial increase in the price of domestic fuel will make local refineries more profitable.