spare tire
Example Sentences
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I keep mine in the trunk, under the floor where the spare tire would go.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 20, 2026
No more flatbed, which Joe conceded was mostly pointless with the bulky spare tire filling it up.
From Slate β 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 β Jan. 4, 2024
“People don’t know how to change a spare tire, so they’re not going to do it anyway,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2023
Old Chao showed them the spare tire, which rode in its own metal case on the rear bumper.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
