gasoline

Example Sentences

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The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline hit roughly $4.12 a gallon, up from $2.98 before the fighting began in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

On the anecdote side, there are examples such as the Philippines declaring a national fuel emergency, South Korea restricting public-sector vehicle use and Australia seeing many fuel stations running out of gasoline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Economists widely expect that the spike in gasoline prices—hovering above an average of $4 per gallon nationwide on Friday—will dampen consumer spending and likely weigh on economic growth in the second quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“The generators run on five to six gallons of gasoline every hour.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He emptied the last drops of rainwater from a gasoline container on the mushroom, wetting the bulging toes sticking out of his sons’ sandals, which were already coming apart around his endlessly growing feet.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat