out of gas
Example Sentences
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"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
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
He said he simply ran out of gas.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
I don’t know if he’s out of gas, has a busted radiator, flat tires or is suffering from dementia.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
When die plane ran out of gas he should hold die nose down and head for die nearest lake and try to fly die plane kind of onto die water.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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