out of gas
Example Sentences
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For an absorbing set and a half there was very little between the pair, until Osaka ran out of gas and Sabalenka was able to sweep to victory.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Somewhere in Illinois, he realized that he was going to run out of gas, so he pulled over to the side of the road to try to find the nearest TransAm-approved station.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
But the Lakers at least wouldn’t be running out of gas so far from getting home every game, and they’d also have a better idea of how much farther they have to go.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
"They claimed that we would run out of gas -- that is simply impossible," Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin said in a Facebook video published March 9.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
What happened was she hid some secret papers in the trunk of a car she borrowed, and she ran out of gas on the highway.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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