pothole

Example Sentences

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Rather than doomscrolling your way around this economic pothole, spare a thought for the good people of California who face gas prices of $5 or $6 a gallon, traditionally the highest in the country.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

One New York City mechanic is raking in $2,200 a night, off a single pothole.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

A Department for Transport spokesman said the report "rightly highlights the need to improve our roads" and pointed out that the government has raised the funding level to help councils "fix the pothole plague".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

A self-styled "pothole vigilante" from Horsham has become a social media star by planting flowers in damaged roads across West Sussex.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

It was a sturdy truck, rolling right through every kind of pothole that you could ever imagine.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson