How to Use change a (flat) tire in a Sentence

change a (flat) tire

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  • In the center of town, the men pulled over to change a tire.
    Ko Bragg, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Make sure to know how to change a tire in case of a flat.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Make sure to pull far away from traffic and into a place where there’s enough room to change a tire.
    Time, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Back at his house, Cowan watched Stutzman unscrew a lug nut to change a tire.
    CBS News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Most Black residents in Beaumont were afraid to even stop in Vidor to get gas or change a tire.
    USA Today, 2 July 2020
  • And that won’t change until someone figures out how to tune gears or change a tire online.
    Ryan Stuart, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Dads are good at so many things, from teaching you how to ride a bike to showing you how to change a tire, and everything in between.
    Blair Donovan, Country Living, 8 June 2022
  • In her one-on-one sessions Handley teaches other skills like how to jack up your car and change a tire.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Kelly's boyfriend was helping a friend change a tire when the tree came crashing down on Kelly's vehicle.
    Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • On a college level, that can mean no home for holiday or summer breaks, no one to help change a tire or open a savings account.
    Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 27 June 2021
  • While taking part in a (rare) act of kindness by helping a mother and her child change a tire on the side of the road, John unwittingly puts himself in danger.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Four men were killed while trying to change a tire along a busy Florida interstate when a vehicle veered onto the roadway’s shoulder.
    orlandosentinel.com, 16 July 2021
  • The original guide, published around 1900 to inspire more road trips, included little more than travel logistics such as how to change a tire and where to fuel up.
    Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Alexandra Scott understood the properties of derivatives and integrals but not how to change a tire.
    Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Teens and their parents will learn everything from how to change a tire and jump a car battery to the dangers of impaired and distracted driving and how to deal with law enforcement - all in a fun, interactive environment.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2021

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