filling station

Example Sentences

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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

The fuel leak is from a petrol filling station owned by Asda, which said it inherited the problem when it bought the site.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

The tiny, unincorporated community near the filling station is also named Blackwell’s Corner.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

It was a conversation one might overhear at any rural filling station or feed store; but hearing it made me feel curiously happy, and at ease with the world.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt