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

On a chilly morning, at a petrol station not far from Culiacán, Pulido and a group of other mothers hugged each other before setting out on a search.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

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

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