run out of gas

Example Sentences

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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

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