Examples of “gas” in a Sentence

noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.

• Steam is simply water in the form of a gas.
• Helium is a gas that is lighter than air.
• The lab heated the liquid until it turned to gas.

noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.

• Our cooker runs on gas, so we always keep matches handy.
• We stopped to fill up on gas before the highway.
• Turn off the gas before you leave the kitchen.

noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.

• Fizzy drinks can leave you feeling bloated and full of gas.
• The baby cried because of trapped gas in her tummy.
• Spicy food always gives him gas.

verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.

• The trenches were gassed during the war.

verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

• Can you gas up the car before the trip?
• We gassed up the van at the last station before the motorway.
• I'll gas the car on my way to work tomorrow.