How to Use station in a Sentence
- They drove him to the bus station.
- They were aware of her station in life.
- The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.
- The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations.
- He had married above his station.
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Air used to be free at the gas station.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
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The station was lucky to have him on the air.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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But the train ran away from the station a long time ago.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
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For ships and naval stations ashore, the flags are flown at half-mast.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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For ships and naval stations ashore, the flags are flown at half-mast.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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Not all stations charge the same for a gallon of gas.
—Paasha Mahdavi, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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One witness told the station at least five shots were heard.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Most stations aren’t in areas with so many wealthy donors.
—David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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The girl was treated at the station and cleared by paramedics.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Days later, he was fired from the station.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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The floor will have three nursing stations.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of people at the station who have been there a long time.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
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Been to the gas station lately?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
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They are staffed by cooks who have been at their stations for 20 years.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Neighbors told the news station that the car had been parked for more than a month.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Debris from the gas station could be found as far away as a strip mall across the street.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
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The project is the first new subsea human station of its kind.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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Incense burned at the front near Jonas’ work station.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Walk to the Amtrak station and take a two-hour train ride.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 May 2026
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Two roaches hung out in a gas valve to the cookline wok station.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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Being so close to a transit station is what drew us here in the first place.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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This improves the flow of the kitchen around the coffee station.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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The four cardinal points of space; the three stations of time.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Like many stations out this way, there was no telephone either.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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The radio changes stations by itself and even changes some of the pre-sets.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
- He stationed the guards around the camp.
- He stationed himself by the door to greet the guests.
- They stationed troops at the border.
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Where will the forces be stationed?
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
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He wasn’t stationed in a back seat away from the action.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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More hors d’oeuvres are stationed on two large tables on the far side of the room.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
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They can be stationed around a building or in parking lots.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
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His problems were not rooted in where he was stationed.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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The grass hit the arm and face of a volunteer stationed along the rope line.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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The catch even saved a lunch buffet that was stationed just beyond the wall.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
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The crane moved Holzinger closer to a boat that was stationed next to the barge.
—Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
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Tour hosts will be stationed throughout the house to ensure guests don’t get lost.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
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Two sheriff's deputies were stationed outside to guard his home.
—Averi Harper, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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The teams are stationed downtown for high-danger calls.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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Agents last year stationed themselves in a church’s parking lot.
—Ryan Oehrli april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
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Not when the Army stationed her in Korea.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Glover and Winnie are stationed in Knoxville.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 Aug. 2025
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The outpost also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be stationed at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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He is stationed at Naval Base San Diego.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Their shape is an unstructured mess, with nine players stationed in their own half.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The shots rang out not far from where police were stationed less than one hour before midnight.
—John Sharp, al, 22 Feb. 2023
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There would be eight lifeguards stationed around the pool, as well as a control tower.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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She is still stationed in Nashville, despite the split.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
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Artists will be stationed around the galleries to meet with visitors and show off their works in progress.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
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This colorblock bottle opener will look like a piece of art stationed on their bar cart.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
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The only real sign that the place had just been robbed was the police car stationed outside.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2026
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The band was stationed at the center of the dance floor, playing acoustic music.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
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Why are there no security guards stationed here?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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So, should - shouldn't all troops, regardless of where they're stationed, get the same treatment?
—CBS News, 16 July 2023
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The store at one time stationed a security guard near the entrance.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
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