spare tire

Example Sentences

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For Black families on Route 66, the Green Book was as essential as a spare tire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

No more flatbed, which Joe conceded was mostly pointless with the bulky spare tire filling it up.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

The next morning, Sylvia finds him shivering and near-incoherent, sitting in a spare tire on the ground.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024

While I was considering who to call for help, a woman with a sunny smile offered to assist me with changing the spare tire.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

The spare tire and jack were buried in the trunk under all our luggage, so everything had to be taken out before my father could even begin work on the tire.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz