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

But now, having to get the gas twice a day, he often spends more time waiting at a filling station in the largest city, Dar es Salaam, than he does earning money.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

He has kept the Model A parked inside the filling station for about 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Now it was a one-pump filling station with an outdoor lift.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck