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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Thursday that water can accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023
He said the truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, blew out before impact.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2022
In actual time, not over an hour elapsed before I had the spare tire on.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
