petrol station
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At almost every petrol station we passed there was a queue of cars and lorries.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
A little over a year ago, Donatell bought another petrol station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
But I heard from a friend that at one petrol station, they capped it at five litres.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
A printed banner has appeared on the concourse of a petrol station near to where I live.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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