spare tire
Example Sentences
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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
In your car, you should have a kit with a first aid kit, a blanket, a change of clothes, cash to buy gas, a spare tire and emergency food and water.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Thursday that water can accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023
He said the truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, blew out before impact.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2022
In actual time, not over an hour elapsed before I had the spare tire on.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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