tankful
Americannoun
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tankfuls
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Cosmetic companies have figured out how to grow a few types of snow algae by the tankful, because the pigment is also a powerful antioxidant prized for face cream.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Days after watching the movie, I’m still delighted by a silly subplot about a tankful of fish that Abby, a pet-sitter, leaves under John’s care while she’s gone.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2020
At Molineux Blackpool were running on empty after expending a tankful of energy in beating Spurs 3-1 last Tuesday, and fatigue made them easy prey for tooth-and-claw Wolves.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2011
And a single charge allows for a driving range of about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, far less than for a gasoline-powered car, which American consumers typically expect to exceed 300 miles on one tankful.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2010
The whole inside of the place was a tankful of colour.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Next to food prices, there are few more visible forms of inflation than jumps in electric bills or in the tabs for tankfuls of gasoline.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suddenly, driving distances seem to be reckoned in tankfuls, not miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three tankfuls, each containing one type of virus in its inactivated state, are mixed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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