run out of gas
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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
"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
The large cluster of skaters behind them held back, hoping the two leaders would run out of gas and drift back into the pack before the final sprint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Like they never run out of gas in the car and can’t fill it up.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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