Examples of petrol station in a Sentence
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The Thai ministry of public health said at least 11 civilians had been killed, most of them in a rocket strike near a petrol station in Sisaket province.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
This isn’t our local petrol station that goes out of business.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Quitting without trying to fix the situation is like abandoning a car that’s run out of fuel when there’s a petrol station just around the corner.
—Nono Bokete, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Go to Spoonbill Watering Hole, a converted old-school petrol station now serving southern food with a Mexican twist, taking advantage of the abundant seafood of the gulf coast.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
To properly depict the scene, inspired by screenwriter Nick Payne’s worrying of his wife’s birthing experience, director John Crowley recreated a petrol station’s bathroom on a soundstage, where filming lasted for two days and was shot entirely through eight times.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
Running low on fuel and there’s no petrol station around?
—Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
Earlier this month, media reports suggested Zuber Issa was considering offloading his share in the Asda deal to refocus on the petrol station and convenience store business instead.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 Feb. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
This isn’t our local petrol station that goes out of business.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Quitting without trying to fix the situation is like abandoning a car that’s run out of fuel when there’s a petrol station just around the corner.
—Nono Bokete, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Go to Spoonbill Watering Hole, a converted old-school petrol station now serving southern food with a Mexican twist, taking advantage of the abundant seafood of the gulf coast.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
To properly depict the scene, inspired by screenwriter Nick Payne’s worrying of his wife’s birthing experience, director John Crowley recreated a petrol station’s bathroom on a soundstage, where filming lasted for two days and was shot entirely through eight times.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
Running low on fuel and there’s no petrol station around?
—Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
Earlier this month, media reports suggested Zuber Issa was considering offloading his share in the Asda deal to refocus on the petrol station and convenience store business instead.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Petrol station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrol%20station. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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