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

His petrol station in Romford has been in the family for four generations, and this is one of the most challenging periods they've been through.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Filling his water tank at a petrol station outside the city, lorry driver Abdilrashiid Adam Jamac told AFP he now had an Israeli flag hanging in his home.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Maybe someone down at the petrol station, to which William keeps sneaking to mollify his insatiable chocolate addiction and where local people do unspeakable things with the gas pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

A printed banner has appeared on the concourse of a petrol station near to where I live.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author