How to Use at the pump in a Sentence

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  • Upside is a popular customer cash-back tool to eliminate some of the pain at the pump.
    — Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
  • When at a gas station, instead of paying at the pump which is more likely to have a skimming machine on it, pay inside the store.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
  • Oil prices are one of many other factors that ultimately determine what motorists will pay at the pump.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 31 July 2024
  • As the refinery remains out of commission Michiganders are paying more at the pump.
    — Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
  • Gas prices dropped again Thursday, marking a fourth consecutive weekday of decreases at the pumps.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 July 2024
  • The carbon that goes in at the pump comes out the tailpipe.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The move comes as part of a plan to reduce gas prices at the pump.
    — WSJ, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Prices at the pump have since increased in many states.
    — CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Prices at the pump have fallen along with the cost of a barrel of crude oil.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But those costs don’t account for all the extra price at the pump.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Phoenix, Arizona — Pain at the pump seems to be punishing the Grand Canyon state.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • In other words, prices at the pump almost always ease at this time of year.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That has helped bring down overall inflation — and your own prices at the pump.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The average gas price at the pump is also up over its price level a year ago.
    — The Editors, National Review, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Gas prices at the pump, however, have not been buoyed by the futures market bounce.
    — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
  • On 2022 returns, tax filers were given two sets of mileage rates after the rapid climb in prices at the pump.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But the price of crude oil fell again on Tuesday, and, if this continues, prices at the pump will keep trending down.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Biden is just one of many Democrats unleashing on the oil industry as prices at the pump go up and the election nears.
    — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Quick hits Americans face more sticker shock at the pump as gas prices hit 10-month high.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Get strategic with your trips out One way to save money at the pump is to get more strategic about your driving.
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 4 Aug. 2023
  • We’re getting killed at the pump, food prices are soaring, utility bills are through the roof, and the dream of owning a home is out of reach for many.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In the event of a prolonged rise in oil prices, the drop off in demand for gasoline could help prevent prices at the pump from rising, de Haan said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Here's why Arizonans are paying a little less at the pump.
    — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
  • More pain at the pump as OPEC cuts oil production by 2 million barrels per day.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In Dallas, drivers are paying an average of $3.15 at the pump, up about 4 cents from last week.
    — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Biden hoped more supply would lead to lower prices at the pump, which worked then (though to what degree is debatable).
    — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
  • Oil prices have plunged since early November, easing prices at the pump.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • View Photos Giving up that last measure of quickness pays dividends for the xDrive40i at the pump.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023

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