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

Cheetahs are action-packed, but run out of gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"If it continues like this for a few more days, we will run out of gas in our kitchens and have to return to our villages," Shakuntala says.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

I waited for Miss Volker to continue but she had run out of gas and slumped back into her chair.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos