gas station

noun

Definition of gas station

: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil

— called also service station

Examples of gas station in a Sentence

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Philadelphia police said the masked man, armed with a hammer, went to a Shell gas station in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of the city on Monday around 10 p.m. — Fox News, "Masked man seen attacking Philadelphia gas station worker with hammer during robbery, police say," 6 Sep. 2019 His vehicle was located at the Marathon gas station on Wilson Mills Road with him slumped over inside of it. — cleveland.com, "Man finds Hitler at his front door: Mayfield Heights Police Blotter," 6 Sep. 2019 At a gas station on Beverly Boulevard, Atkins attempted to carjack a family that was visiting from out of state. — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, "Trader Joe’s suspect in 2018 shootout will stand trial for murder of store manager," 3 Sep. 2019 Steve Fresener has been taking his automobiles to the Almhjells dating back to the original gas station on Miller and Indian School roads in the 1970s. — Georgann Yara, azcentral, "Keeping customers safe has driven Whitey’s Auto Repair for more than 50 years," 1 Sep. 2019 The stabbing occurred just before 3 a.m. at a Shell gas station on East Hamilton Avenue near Highway 17, according to KGO-TV, this news organization’s media partner. — Thy Vo, The Mercury News, "Police investigate early morning stabbing at Campbell gas station," 28 Aug. 2019 Little India This Indo-Chinese restaurant shares a window with Sneaky Pete’s inside the Shell gas station on Highland Avenue. — al, "6 hidden gems to check out for lunch," 28 Aug. 2019 The pair apparently drove to a gas station on El Cajon Boulevard and West Washington Street, where they were met by medics and CHP investigators. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "CHP shuts down east I-8 in La Mesa to investigate freeway shooting," 26 Aug. 2019 Officers responded to the BP gas station on Bridge Street in Pelham around 3 a.m. Monday and found that a skylight had been pushed in, according to a press release from the Pelham Police Department. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Night crawler crew’ apparently breaks into Pelham, N.H., gas station," 20 Aug. 2019

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