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Race contestants could buy gas at a now-enviable 15 cents a gallon, but filling stations were a rarity.—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Aug. 2026 There’s also a water bottle-filling station at Brooks Lodge, one of just a few in the area.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2026 After refining, gasoline travels through pipelines, ships, trucks and fuel terminals before landing at filling stations, further prolonging higher prices for consumers.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026 In Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea and the traditional base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Reuters witnesses reported long queues at filling stations.—CNN Money,
1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for filling station