out of gas
Example Sentences
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"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
That does not mean India will run out of gas overnight.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
The boost Baker-Mazara provided eventually ran out of gas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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
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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