petrol station

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Officers followed the vehicle until the driver stopped at an Esso petrol station on the A34, at the junction of Liverpool Road and London Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But I heard from a friend that at one petrol station, they capped it at five litres.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Maybe someone down at the petrol station, to which William keeps sneaking to mollify his insatiable chocolate addiction and where local people do unspeakable things with the gas pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

A printed banner has appeared on the concourse of a petrol station near to where I live.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author