tank up

Example Sentences

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“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

That's how I feel - the support I get from my fans and my friends is what fills my tank up.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2014

Instead of a rectangular tank up aloft, we now have a large copper cylinder situated in the kitchen near the range.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald