How to Use spare tire in a Sentence

spare tire

noun
  • Does your car have a spare tire?
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • Gillespie claimed that his spare tire had been stolen.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Core values should not be thought of as a spare tire in the trunk.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • An x-ray scan of the truck led to the discovery of items in the back seat and a spare tire.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The drone miraculously hit the spare tire on the back of the car and bounced off.
    — Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • The researchers aren’t exactly sure why a spare tire is bad for your swimmers.
    — Christa Sgobba, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And yes, the tire mobility kit replaces a spare tire.
    — Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure that the spare tire is properly inflated and the lug wrench and jack are still in the car.
    — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
  • 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 parks are usually remote, so gas up, check the spare tire, load up on maps, and plan your outing with these tips.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
  • The spare tire is mounted upright in the bed, up against the glass of the cabin and blocks a good third of the view out the back window.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The troops searched the vehicle, finding a plastic bag of fentanyl pills under the spare tire.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly, free of charge.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Chains that are insufficiently welded may break and allow the spare tire to detach.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • On pickup trucks, for instance, the spare tire is cryptically stashed and onerous to extract.
    — Maddy Butcher, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Smith said that many vehicles no longer come with a full spare tire and may only have an air compressor or fix-a-flat solution.
    — Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The car also a paper license tag on the back, no front tags gray, and has a spare tire in the front passenger seat, Smith said.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The spare tire itself can be topped with an optional half-moon fire pit, perfect for use in camping areas that don't allow fires on the ground.
    — New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Look under the spare tire and dashboard on the driver’s side, too, inside the onboard diagnostics port.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Since your Tesla, like all EVs does not have a spare tire, a portable air compressor could come in handy.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • Tack on another 14 inches (36 cm) when hanging the optional spare tire off the rear wall.
    — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
  • There's no spare tire under the floor, but a Styrofoam storage area for several tools and a can of Fix-a-Flat.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For Black families on Route 66, the Green Book was as essential as a spare tire.
    — Jasmine Desiree, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Bennett also urged drivers to check their tire pressure to ensure they are properly inflated, treaded and to carry a spare tire.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Bennett also urged drivers to check their tire pressure to ensure they are properly inflated, treaded and to carry a spare tire.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The sprayer hooks up to the water heater on the spare tire swing-out, fed by the dual-tank 200-L underbody fresh water system.
    — New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026

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