TANK in a Sentence

Learn TANK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

34 example sentences for TANK, such as:

1. He drained the tank of all water.
2. Put a little fish food into the tank.
3. The tank had leaked a small amount of water.
4. I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank.
5. The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour.

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 Meanings and Examples of TANK
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tank
 v.  treat in a tank
 v.  consume excessive amounts of alcohol
Classic Sentence:
1  Dear sor, as you haf bin treading mee for a fue Weaks dis Somer and seen wat is rong wit mee so in Regarding to dat i wont to tank you.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  Ambrosch had come in from the north quarter, and was watering his oxen at the tank.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XVII
3  When there was nothing else to be done with a thing, they first put it into a tank and got out of it all the tallow and grease, and then they made it into fertilizer.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
4  With an effort Wilson left the shade and support of the doorway and, breathing hard, unscrewed the cap of the tank.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  With a rapid, light step she went down the steps that led from the tank to the rails and stopped quite near the approaching train.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 31
6  The garden, which had been rather spoiled by the ugly buildings which we have mentioned, was composed of four alleys in cross-form, radiating from a tank.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
7  I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon and his determination to have my company bordered on violence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
Example Sentence: (27 in 2 pages)
1  The tank had leaked a small amount of water.
2  There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight.
3  He drained the tank of all water.
4  You will need to pump hard for several minutes to fill the tank.
5  Put a little fish food into the tank.
6  Don't forget to cap the tank after filling it up with petrol.
7  The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour.
8  The gyroscope in tank is used to stabilize the aim system of the gun.
9  There is a hole in the bottom of the water tank,and the water has been leaking away.
10  The oil leaked away because there was a small hole in the tank.
11  A bin or tank especially for fuel storage, as on a ship.
12  I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank.
13  Your gallbladder is merely a storage tank for bile.
14  I would imagine laptop sales will tank once the net-book fad is over.
15  We had a high school girl get in a tiff with another high school girl so she stuffed a gasoline soaked rag in their van's gas tank and lit it.