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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Of course, the silver lining for American consumers is that prices at the pump are very much under control.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Oil companies and Democratic leaders in California have for years thrown blame back and forth over the state’s high fuel prices, volatile spikes at the pump and sensitive industry supply lines.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Prices at the pump have indeed gone down, largely because the price of crude oil has dropped by nearly 25% since the start of January.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 May 2025
Full Story Refinery closures increase uncertainty about California’s fuel future
Multiple refineries in California have recently declared their intentions to shutter operations, leaving the Golden State uncertain about future fuel supplies and impacts on prices at the pump.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 5 May 2025
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Oil companies and Democratic leaders in California have for years thrown blame back and forth over the state’s high fuel prices, volatile spikes at the pump and sensitive industry supply lines.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Prices at the pump have indeed gone down, largely because the price of crude oil has dropped by nearly 25% since the start of January.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 May 2025
Full Story Refinery closures increase uncertainty about California’s fuel future
Multiple refineries in California have recently declared their intentions to shutter operations, leaving the Golden State uncertain about future fuel supplies and impacts on prices at the pump.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the pump
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“At the pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pump. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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