How to Use at the pump in a Sentence

at the pump

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  • Gas prices at the pump teeter in the $4 range.
    Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Prices at the pump have also soared.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • He’s not focused on the pain at the pump.
    NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Prices at the pump later fell from that record.
    David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Be prepared to pay a high price at the pump.
    Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This wouldn’t just reduce prices at the pump.
    E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But EVs are still worth it at the pump.
    Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The move comes as part of a plan to reduce gas prices at the pump.
    WSJ, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Gas prices down The price at the pump is also down.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Hybrid cars can save drivers big bucks at the pump.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Curtis has been trying to drive even less to save at the pump.
    Paul Burton, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But those costs don’t account for all the extra price at the pump.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • However, that break at the pump won’t last long.
    Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Drivers may have to wait a while for relief at the pump, as well.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Pain at the pump doesn’t sell well, and the White House knows it.
    Anastasia Boden, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What if the car needs gas, and the card machine at the pump is broken?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Prices at the pump have fallen along with the cost of a barrel of crude oil.
    Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • China controls prices at the pump.
    Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Well, the longer this lasts, the longer the tail of it are in terms of higher prices at the pump.
    ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The rise in oil prices has already sent prices at the pump up close to 10%.
    ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • One factor limiting the price shock at the pump is the time of year.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The most immediate way that’s seen is the price at the pump.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And because crude oil is most of the cost of gasoline, prices at the pump are up, too.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
  • When transit is disrupted, the shock does not stop at the pump.
    Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But don’t expect to see relief at the pump in the coming days.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Consumers will see relief both at the pump and the grocery store.
    E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Anyone who has filled up at the pump in recent days has already felt the pain.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • In other words, prices at the pump almost always ease at this time of year.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Consumers around the world are already feeling the pain at the pump.
    David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

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