Examples of drainpipe in a Sentence
our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves
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Wet coffee grounds can easily clog your drainpipes, leading to costly repairs.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage.
Pests and diseases.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes the offenses have been minor, such as when József Szájer, a far-right Hungarian M.E.P., was caught shimmying down a drainpipe in a vain attempt to distance himself from a 25-man orgy held in defiance of pandemic lockdown restrictions.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 June 2024
During a cycle, a dishwasher drains from either a drainpipe or it empties straight into the garbage disposal in your sink.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage.
Pests and diseases.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes the offenses have been minor, such as when József Szájer, a far-right Hungarian M.E.P., was caught shimmying down a drainpipe in a vain attempt to distance himself from a 25-man orgy held in defiance of pandemic lockdown restrictions.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 June 2024
During a cycle, a dishwasher drains from either a drainpipe or it empties straight into the garbage disposal in your sink.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for drainpipe
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“Drainpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainpipe. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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drainpipe
noun
drain·pipe
ˈdrān-ˌpīp 
: a pipe for drainage
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