How to Use spare tire in a Sentence

spare tire

noun
  • The drive to cut costs Equipping a car with a spare tire increases the cost of building it.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The car comes with an operational front winch, spare tire, and even pop-open doors and front hood.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Needless to say, there is no spare tire in an Ioniq 5, and the can of get-you-home foam wasn't going to have helped in this instance.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The researchers aren’t exactly sure why a spare tire is bad for your swimmers.
    Christa Sgobba, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Mini makes up for that with a fair amount of underfloor storage space, but opting for the available spare tire takes up most of that.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Owners can take their vehicle to a dealer, who will inspect and replace all four road tires, as well as the spare tire, for free.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Its rear electric motor takes the place of the gas SUV's spare tire under the rear cargo floor, but cargo space is still nearly identical.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 6 June 2023
  • As an employee for AAA was taking out a spare tire from a customer’s car, a man got into the pickup and drove off, according to court records.
    oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Chains that are insufficiently welded may break and allow the spare tire to detach.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Their preposterous width was a boon for dune running, and the spare tire on the back of this one is an original sand tire, with a broad lip around the bead to increase the footprint even more when it's aired down.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly, free of charge.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Police obtained a search warrant for the residence and the car, allegedly finding blood on the spare tire and in the trunk of the car, authorities say, according to the affidavit.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Officers noticed packages wrapped in plastic in the spare tire compartment and directed the driver to take the car to a secondary inspection area.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • There are also easily integrated rooftop tents, heater kits, light bars, coolers, storage bins, skeleton half-doors, spare tire mounts, and a host of other options.
    Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 21 June 2023
  • Storage nets, spare tire placement, and freedom from intrusions (e.g., wheel wells, asymmetry, etc.) are also considered.
    Brett Berk, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023

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