How to Use gallon in a Sentence

gallon

noun
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  • In April, the industry’s share of the price of a gallon of gas was $1.66.
    — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Since last week, the price in the state fell to an average of $3.07 per gallon.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The price of a gallon of milk is the same as one hour’s work at minimum wage.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The restaurant goes through 10 gallons of the mild beef-and-bean chili every day.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The state is suspending 25 cents a gallon in gas taxes through the end of the month.
    — Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The answer wasn’t so much a word as a growl and maybe a gallon of green, sticky vomit.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The east Valley led the list, with a change of more than 30 cents per gallon since last Wednesday.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Since then, prices have dropped over 80 cents per gallon.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Gas taxes will be hiked by as much as five cents a gallon over the next four years.
    — The Editors, National Review, 31 May 2023
  • This year the price of gasoline has hovered around $4 a gallon.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The West and Hawaii are the places where the average price of a gallon of regular gas is over $4.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • That works out to 35 grams of salt per liter of water, or half a cup per gallon in home-cook terms.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That's at least 240 gallons according to the back of the envelope.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 11 June 2023
  • Add to each gallon of mix a half tablespoon of dolomitic lime.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
  • This week, the statewide average fell to $4.87 per gallon, a four-cent dip from last week.
    — oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2022
  • In a 12-quart pot, boil 2 gallons of water and cook the ramen noodles.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This thing will still be on the road when the last gallon of gasoline is produced, or until the heat death of the universe.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Mix ⅓ cup bleach per gallon of water, spray or mop it on, then scrub.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Since oil prices are linked to gasoline prices, the price for a gallon of gas is expected to rise.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • And prices continue to fall — the average price is down 11 cents a gallon in just the last week.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 20 Nov. 2022
  • That’s potentially a lot of getting around for less than the cost of a gallon of gas.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Prices in the Miami area are 3.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.
    — Miami Herald Archives Update, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Prices in the Miami area are 10.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.
    — Miami Herald Consumer Team, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The firm pegged the average retail price at $8.28 per gallon, which is up 9% from this time last year.
    — Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Gas prices are inching closer to the $3 per gallon mark just ahead of Election Day.
    — Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Average gas prices in the U.S. have fallen from $5 a gallon in June to a recent $3.75.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The average price in New York stood at $4.06 a gallon Friday.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Turns out Mergner needed just a gallon of black paint – a thick-as-honey gloss used to paint boats – for the 10-by-10 foot steel arch and posts.
    — The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Crude oil makes up about half the price of a gallon of gasoline, making crude the key factor on top of distribution costs and taxes.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Among the beneficiaries of the current state of the oil market are U.S. motorists, who have seen gasoline prices fall to their lowest in 2½ years to near $3 a gallon.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024

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