spare tire
Example Sentences
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Nor is there provision for a spare tire under the rear cargo floor—there’s a bunch of batteries under there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
While a spare tire is the best solution, sometimes space or financial constraints don’t allow for it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
No more flatbed, which Joe conceded was mostly pointless with the bulky spare tire filling it up.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
The next morning, Sylvia finds him shivering and near-incoherent, sitting in a spare tire on the ground.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Well, this ball had bounced in eight inches of muddy water, and the spare tire, under the cab, had been let down into the mud.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
