spare tire
Example Sentences
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For Black families on Route 66, the Green Book was as essential as a spare tire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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
Upon my arrival there, to my amazement, I found a gentleman, knelt down, almost finished mounting the spare tire.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
Old Chao showed them the spare tire, which rode in its own metal case on the rear bumper.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
