flat tire
Example Sentences
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The old Nigerian-prince emails promised a fortune; the modern romance scam asks for something smaller and sadder: the money to fix a flat tire, the cost of a plane ticket forever about to be booked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
It's not like you can drive your car down the road, get a flat tire, pull over, fix it and keep going.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In 1967, Marta Becket, a professional ballet dancer from New York, serendipitously got a flat tire nearby and fell in love.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
We also help each other out if anything goes wrong—a flat tire or something.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
When my car gets a flat tire, I’m overwhelmed by the realization that my bank account is rapidly depleting.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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