How to Use tank in a Sentence

tank

1 of 2 noun
  • Make sure your gas tank is full.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • And of course, that tank was full of oil.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Many roads were closed, with tanks rolling through.
    — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Keep at least half a tank of gas in your car.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • So part of it comes down to — like, the drill tanks.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Does Texas have a late run in the tank?
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Art-Net nodes cost less than a tank of gas.
    — Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Same fuel in the tank, mind you.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • At some point, the tank would be empty.
    — Michael Cuby, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
  • Simply fill up the tank and drive the car.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to always turn off propane tanks.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Divers come by three times a week to clean the tank and feed the fish.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For now at least, Leafs fans can root for the tank.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There would seem to be plenty left in the tank.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Charge your phone and fill up your car gasoline tank.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Not from the pumps — the thieves are drilling holes in gas tanks to get it.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Charge your phone and fill up your car’s gasoline tank.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When the truck flipped, water and fish poured out of its tank.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Some divers bring all their own gear (except the dive tanks).
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
  • My impulse to wear two tanks at once didn’t come out of nowhere.
    — Emma Childs, Glamour, 17 July 2026
  • Make sure to tend to the lid, top of the tank, and the handle.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
  • Then refill the tank with water to test it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the tanks were lost from both memory and records.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • The battery is like a fuel tank.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • France had the largest tank force at the beginning of the war.
    — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
  • This sleeveless tank dress is just the ticket.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Fill your tank and stock up on water/supplies here.
    — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Most stock tank pools come in galvanized steel.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • If your food plots tank this season, don’t worry about it.
    — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025

tank

2 of 2 verb
  • Some people have accused her of tanking.
  • Some people say she deliberately tanked the match.
  • Of course, teams are gonna tank.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Both respect the game too much to tank.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • How do the tanking matchups shake out this week?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Why couldn’t the league just hammer teams that tank?
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Shares have tanked more than 30% in the past 12 months.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Only four of them have come against tanking teams.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Can the Bulls tank hard enough to get a high lottery pick?
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The stress and despair from that journey alone tanked her health.
    — Brianna Sacks, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2023
  • Like, please keep tanking your game in front of the jury.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Eleven games are on the road, and only three come against tanking teams.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The market is starting to tank.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
  • So if the play-in is no incentive not to tank, then what can be done?
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Cattle prices rallied and shares tanked.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After this test, the rocket will be de-tanked and turned around for launch.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Ratings have tanked under his watch.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • This was a perfect tanking move for the Bulls.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There was plenty of buzz pre-launch, but once the bikes were released, sales tanked.
    — New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That was the main reason his numbers tanked with the Mets.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Frank has said that the Clippers would not be a tanking team.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The Celtics get a tanking team at the end of the week, so that will ease the stress.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The tanking teams also need to take care of business.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • For the Heat, there’s no lesson to be learned from tanking.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • The other sure-fire way to tank your rideshare rating is being late.
    — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
  • The Clippers have five games against tanking teams in their next eight.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • How the fear of missing out might be tanking your mental health.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Oil prices tanked amid hopes of the crude trade normalizing.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The stock market soared post-election, but then tanked on tariffs.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Every team knows how to tank without having to float a bribe to the coach to lose games.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022

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