petrol station

Example Sentences

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A little over a year ago, Donatell bought another petrol station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The storage at his petrol station are small, they can only hold just over a day's worth of fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

On a chilly morning, at a petrol station not far from Culiacán, Pulido and a group of other mothers hugged each other before setting out on a search.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

We made it to the petrol station out at the road, ran through there, and hooked left up the main road.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah