run out of gas
Example Sentences
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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
"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
With the worst of the winter heating season over, the region is unlikely to run out of gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Rory McIlroy made a dart with five back-nine birdies in a row, only to run out of gas, finding water at the 15th from the middle of the fairway just 130 yards out.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
Neil then explained why he had nearly run out of gas.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
