How to Use gallon in a Sentence

gallon

noun
  • And that one gallon that quenched crops?
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
  • No more steak-knife sets with five-gallon fill-ups.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Humvees get 4 miles per gallon.
    — Barret Baumgart, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Six pairs of socks per gallon of water works well.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That boosts a car’s overall miles per gallon.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • Map out where gas stations are and how much a gallon of gas costs.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Gas prices to approach and maybe pass $4 a gallon?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The change has sent most areas over $3 a gallon.
    — Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Scrub the stain with a stiff brush and a few drops of dish soap in a gallon of water.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The idea of $5 a gallon gasoline is not -- is not far-fetched.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Home needs are met with pump rates of 5 to 15 gallons per minute.
    — Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more.
    — NBC News, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Each time taking in about fifty gallons of water up my nose.
    — New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Can a gallon of mayo or pickles be on the horizon?
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Sertich came to get a couple of half gallons and go home.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Add to each gallon of mix a half tablespoon of dolomitic lime.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
  • That was a dollar more per gallon than before the war.
    — Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Yet the price of gas per gallon has risen to its highest level in months.
    — Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • Diesel fuel is taxed at 56 cents per gallon.
    — Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Those costs are not just measured in dollars per gallon.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Add 1/3 cup of bleach per gallon of water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The grocer sells a lot more than chickens, hot dogs and gallons of gas.
    — Laura Layden, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • 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 current rate is 48 cents per gallon.
    — Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Add 1/4 cup per gallon of warm water.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The ice cream is available in half-gallon and pint-sized options.
    — Michelle Spitzer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Gas prices have surged by more than 50 cents per gallon since the war started.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • People bought five-gallon jerry cans, filled them, and bought more.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The bag holds up to five gallons of water, which can last for about three short showers.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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