filling station
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"There's petrol at the filling station, but they're not selling it," complained one local resident who has started using his bicycle to avoid going by car unless absolutely necessary.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Outside the gates of one closed filling station, dozens of motorbike riders still queued expectantly.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Sadly, Sang’s was no more, so I settled for a Subway sandwich from a filling station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
He has kept the Model A parked inside the filling station for about 15 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
He stopped at a filling station and had his tires examined and the tank filled.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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