tank up
Example Sentences
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“Some people stop to tank up on fuel.”
From Washington Post
“I used to be able to fill the tank up for $40 or $42, and now it’s almost $60,” he lamented as he gassed up his Nissan Sentra at a station in Yonkers, New York, where a gallon of regular gas was selling for $3.79.
From Seattle Times
The family have to fill their tank up three times a year, which cost £750 in 2020 but now costs £3,325.
From BBC
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
“Most people don’t feel 9 million jobs created. They don’t feel that. They feel when it’s $10 more to fill your tank up or bread is up. They feel it, even if they’re getting paid more.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
