at the pump
idiom
variants
or less commonly at the pumps
US, informal
: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars
Prices are higher at the pump.
Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.
Examples of at the pump in a Sentence
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Budget-conscious motorists may want to fill up sooner rather than later, as prices at the pump are likely headed higher in the near term.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
In Minnesota, however, prices are averaging $3.17 at the pump.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Consider paying inside with the attendant, not outside at the pump.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
Currently, the national average for 87 octane gas (according to AAA) is about $3 per gallon, which means that hydrogen still costs more than double at the pump.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
Once gas stations stopped offering toxic leaded gasoline at the pumps, the pumps still had an extra button, so companies started mixing premium and regular unleaded gasoline to produce a mid-grade.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
For the first time since late last year, prices at the pump are now higher on a year-over-year basis.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Prices at the pump remain much higher than the national average.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
Hybrids deliver savings at the pump with no need to plug in for hours or plan trips around charging stops.
—Lawrence Ulrich, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
In Minnesota, however, prices are averaging $3.17 at the pump.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Consider paying inside with the attendant, not outside at the pump.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
Currently, the national average for 87 octane gas (according to AAA) is about $3 per gallon, which means that hydrogen still costs more than double at the pump.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
Once gas stations stopped offering toxic leaded gasoline at the pumps, the pumps still had an extra button, so companies started mixing premium and regular unleaded gasoline to produce a mid-grade.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
For the first time since late last year, prices at the pump are now higher on a year-over-year basis.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Prices at the pump remain much higher than the national average.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
Hybrids deliver savings at the pump with no need to plug in for hours or plan trips around charging stops.
—Lawrence Ulrich, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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