petrol station

Example Sentences

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Half-a-dozen soldiers were positioned a little farther behind, next to an abandoned petrol station.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The garage was completely gutted by the blaze but firefighters worked through the night to stop it spreading to an adjacent petrol station and nearby supermarket.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A little over a year ago, Donatell bought another petrol station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

We kept going and going until we made it to a twenty-four-hour petrol station and called the police.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah