petrol station

Example Sentences

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The vehicle was found at a petrol station near a village in a vast farming area in the southern Calabria region.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The garage was completely gutted by the blaze but firefighters worked through the night to stop it spreading to an adjacent petrol station and nearby supermarket.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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