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
It used to be far more common for vehicles to include a full-size or even a small spare tire.
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
The inside of the van was filthy and we sat on a greasy spare tire, which slid from side to side as the van rumbled its way to Pretoria.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
