petrol station
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A little over a year ago, Donatell bought another petrol station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The Forestry Commission said the firm had illegally felled mixed broadleaf woodland beside a petrol station in 2019.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The RAF Voyager is the giant petrol station in the sky for the Typhoon and F-35 jets which have been patrolling the skies over Cyprus and Jordan for the past month.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Filling his water tank at a petrol station outside the city, lorry driver Abdilrashiid Adam Jamac told AFP he now had an Israeli flag hanging in his home.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
“The trucks out of petrol and there’s no petrol station around here,” Pa says.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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