Examples of undrinkable in a Sentence
The water was undrinkable and had to be boiled.
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The latest New York news Image Road salt and the city’s drinking water: A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by the beginning of the next century.
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James Barron, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Therefore, this water becomes undrinkable without processing, increasing the need for desalinization and affecting the water's taste.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But when devastating wildfires ravaged the West Coast in September 2020, gallons of wine were left undrinkable.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The storm cut off 70% of Asheville’s water supply, and more than 40% of private wells were declared undrinkable.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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James Barron, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Therefore, this water becomes undrinkable without processing, increasing the need for desalinization and affecting the water's taste.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But when devastating wildfires ravaged the West Coast in September 2020, gallons of wine were left undrinkable.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The storm cut off 70% of Asheville’s water supply, and more than 40% of private wells were declared undrinkable.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for undrinkable
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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undrinkable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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