How to use gallon in a sentence

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• They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon.From the entry diesel
• She only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but she’s durable.From the entry she
• They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.From the entry release
• We had to deal with having just a gallon of gas.From the entry deal with
• Here in Texas, gas can go for as little as two dollars a gallon.From the entry go for
• Her family drinks so much milk that they go through two gallons a week.From the entry go through
• My car does 25 miles to the gallon.From the entry to
• The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.From the entry drum
• I can't believe they're going to jack up the price of gasoline again — and after they already raised it twenty cents a gallon!From the entry jack up
• Last year at Smithereen Farm, Pembroke residents got their first gallon of you-pick bluebs for free.2019 March, Will Grunewald, “Small Farms, Big Ideas”, in Down East. From the entry blueb
• The amounts are significant: 8 choes of wine equals 6 gallons; a medimnos equals 48 khoinikes.2018, Timothy Doran, Spartan Oliganthropia, Brill, →ISBN, pages 35–36. From the entry chous
• But it was very potent, and people were drinking it by the gallon.2015, Scott Fearon, Jesse Powell, Dead Companies Walking, →ISBN. From the entry kool-aid
• I have wasted gallons of sperm on her, yet she still has her moons.2013, “Cash”, in In Quest of the White Mandan, page 16. From the entry have one's moons
• Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually.2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39. From the entry ethanol
• Wheeler needed to buy a gallon of cow’s blood and a supply of luminol, a blood-detection chemical.2006 September 23, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Teaching Inspector Clouseau to Be Sherlock Holmes”, in The New York Times. From the entry luminol
• This system has an insulated 5-gallon electric hot water heater directly under the sink.2003, Blair Allen, Julie Jones Lloyd Kahn, Septic System Owner's Manual. From the entry hot water heater
• A kor of oil is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid of about 58 gallons.2002, Don Victor Bovey, In Touch With Eternity, page 161. From the entry kor
• He raised it 12 cents a gallon and then 11 cents a gallon.1993 February 24, Mark Anthony Young, “Mulronney is Gone!!!!”, in can.politics (Usenet). From the entry politickese
• Extra-deep shelves easily accommodate 3-liter and gallon bottles, even 6-packs, while special "snuggers" keep small items secure.1986, Colonial Homes - Volume 12, page 48. From the entry snugger
• A solution of liquid dishsoap—1 teaspoon to 1 gallon of water—can be used.1983, Derek Fell, Annuals: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy, HPBooks, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry dishsoap
• Out of a gallon of shells, only about one third will be stringable.1982, Hawaiian Shell News, volumes 30-31, page 16. From the entry stringable
• The Amphoreus held 39·39 litres or 69·33 pints, or slightly over 8½ gallons.1957, Charles Seltman, “The Trade”, in Wine in the Ancient World, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, page 137. From the entry chous
• He created no small quantity of wine, six waterpotsful, each containing about twenty-five gallons.1934 January 15, “Rev. H. Maack Calls Christ’s Cana Miracle Supporter of Faith: Text One of Bible Passages Much Abused, Minister Says”, in…. From the entry waterpotful
• I should only be able to fill it half full—say seven or eight gallons on each journey.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 4, in Marazan, London: Cassell. From the entry water breaker
• It cost 24.88 pence per cow per day or 6.67 pence per gallon of milk.1924 March, G.H. Garrad, quotee, “Interim Report on Food Records, November 15, 1923, to February 1, 1924, by G.H. Garrad”, in The…. From the entry dairy cake
• The cost of food per gallon of milk was 6.63 pence.1924 March, G.H. Garrad, quotee, “Interim Report on Food Records, November 15, 1923, to February 1, 1924, by G.H. Garrad”, in The…. From the entry dairy cake
• A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs.2022, Graham Simpson, From Croft to Craft, page 347. From the entry joug
• And, of course, bottles make transporting the booch much easier than lugging around a gallon jar or a continuous brewer!2016, Hannah Crum, Alex LaGory, The Big Book of Kombucha: Brewing, Flavoring, and Enjoying the Health Benefits of Fermented Tea, Storey…. From the entry booch
• Drunk, like, a gallon of orange mindral.2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the…. From the entry well
• Set a large pot of sea-salty water (¼ cup salt, 1 gallon water) to boil for the squid ink pasta.2013, John Gorham, Liz Crain, “Squid Ink Pasta”, in Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull. Or, the Making, Breaking, and Riding of a Bull…. From the entry sea-salty
• Most ping pongs were 35- to 45-gallon drums.2012, Angela Smith, Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History, page 158. From the entry ping pong
• There, we gave oenomaniac John Branquino his gallon of wine.2009, Stan Otremba, So, You Want to Be a Cop?: An Inside Look at Law Enforcement, →ISBN. From the entry oenomaniac
• One driver has kept track of several tankfuls of gasoline by recording the miles driven and gallons used for each tankful.2008, Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel, Visual C♯ 2008: How to Program, page 215. From the entry tankful
• The disadvantage of slow fillups is somewhat offset by the cost, the equivalent of $1.20 to $1.40 a gallon, Mr.2007 February 18, Jim Motavalli, “A Self-Serve Station, in Your Garage”, in New York Times. From the entry fillup
• And the hundred-thirty-pound Rich LeFevre, in six hundred seconds, inhaled one and a half gallons of five-alarm chili.2007, Steve Rushin, The Caddie Was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation, →ISBN, page 304. From the entry five-alarm
• Maine has only 1.3 million people but at least 25 trillion gallons of drinkable water in its lakes and aquifers.2005 December 12, Jyoti Thottham, “War on the Water Front”, in Time. From the entry cold cash
• Today I paid $2.69 for a gallon of gas.2001 August, David Seidman, “Following Seas: High Times”, in Boating, volume 74, number 8, →ISSN, page 16. From the entry dino juice
• The diameter at the mouth is 36 inches; the length is approximately 54 inches, with a 1-gallon storm oil container.2000, Earl R. Hinz, Heavy Weather Tactics Using Sea Anchors & Drogues, Paradise Cay Publications, →ISBN, page 151. From the entry storm oil
• My roommate has a 30 gallon long tank that is currently stocked with 6 neons and about 30 red-eyes.1996 May 25, Mark Lawrence Storch, “Cichilds with Tetras”, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc (Usenet). From the entry red-eye

Meaning of gallon

1. noun A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.
2. noun Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon.
3. noun 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon").

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Questions about gallon in a sentence

How do you use gallon in a sentence?

Gallon is used as a noun. For example: “The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.”

What is a short sentence with gallon?

“Drunk, like, a gallon of orange mindral.”

What does gallon mean?

Gallon means a unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.