tank up
Example Sentences
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"I fill my tank up in September every year," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“Some people stop to tank up on fuel.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023
Like Larry, most of the people who stopped by the station didn’t fill their tank up all the way, instead putting $10 on pump 5, $20 on pump 3 or $13 on pump 1.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2022
Gas cars can tank up in seconds and return to the track for another couple of hours.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2020
Rain, in his opinion, comes from a big tank up above somewhere.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)