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Examples of drinking fountain in a Sentence
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Aside from drinking fountains throughout the stadium, six water-refill stations are located near sections 101, 110, 120, 125, 127, and 322.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Every school has water filling stations to avoid water wasted in drinking fountains and eliminate plastic bottles.
—Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 school in the Mission had its drinking fountains cut off during the heatwave, teachers say.
—Axios San Francisco, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Many of the drinking fountains in Chicago parks have remained turned during the summer or have been removed entirely.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
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First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of drinking fountain was
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“Drinking fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20fountain. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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