How to Use plumbing in a Sentence

plumbing

noun

• The house has old plumbing.
• If the tree's plumbing is all clogged up, the water can't go anywhere.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2022
• Ian spent most of his first five years in a house without plumbing that was heated with wood.
  — C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• The plumbing is going to get adjusted and that is going to be spicy.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• There's the young girl in Kosovo who gave her a tour of her home, with no running water or plumbing.
  — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2022
• The heat and air conditioner didn't work, and there were plumbing problems in the bathroom.
  — CBS News, 30 May 2023
• A lot of the heavy lifting has been done — the frame’s been built and there’s power and plumbing in place — but there are no doors, floors, or furniture.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 8 Mar. 2023
• More costly things like major plumbing and roofing now need to be done.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
• The plumbing and electricity were positively state-of-the-art – for the 1920s.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• In 2000, Prasad made the decision to leave his plumbing and construction business and start a farm.
  — Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• Lightning can travel through plumbing and can increase the risk of being struck.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
• The property is architecturally brilliant, one of the first with plumbing in the area and a huge bathroom for the time.
  — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 27 Mar. 2023
• To use an example scenario: Joe, the plumber, decides to quit his job and start his own plumbing business.
  — Brian Will, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
• Modern plumbing joined to good civic engineering still ranks right at the top.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
• The plumbing issues must have gotten repaired enough for Grio to pass a same-day re-inspection.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• Not usually a problem, if the parties are eager and the plumbing is intact.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
• Faye ended up in a tight spot after crawling into the wall through a plumbing access door.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
• Expect some plumbing duties, too, as well as installing signs throughout the park.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2023
• These units require some plumbing and are usually made of tile, so this raises costs.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2022
• In most cases, the space under a bathroom sink includes plumbing.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2024
• Not having to rebuild the plumbing with every new application has been one of the promises of ROS, though.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2023
• But with the modernization of home plumbing and heating, black widow bites are now rare.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
• A lot of times, the middle drawer above the cabinet on vanities doesn't open, most likely to hide faucet plumbing.
  — Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
• Hard water can also cause scale build-up in plumbing systems, which can affect the taste, odor, and clarity of the water.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
• The top tier can be used on the left or right-hand side of the stand, while the bottom shelf can be shifted on its tracks, making room for plumbing, garbage disposals, and under-sink wires.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• The unlacquered brass plumbing hardware is from Waterworks, while the door hardware is from Joseph Giles.
  — Kristen Flanagan, House Beautiful, 27 Feb. 2023
• The area will have to be prepared for water drains, septic tanks, electricity, plumbing, and gas.
  — House Beautiful, 5 Apr. 2023
• Serhii, a native of Kryvyi Rih, ran a small plumbing business before being drafted into to the army in 2022.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
• During the second search, plumbing from the sanitary tub and laundry, and cushions from a leather couch were examined.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
• Wiring and plumbing is usually in place by this point, having happened during the virtual engineering phase.
  — New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024