Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Residents across the city of St Petersburg had no running water after a water main break forced city officials to shut off potable water at midnight.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
There is a lot that election officials cannot control water main breaks, someplace runs out of ballots.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Transportation Division crews will be on site from 6 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays to repair damage caused by a water main break that occurred Oct. 19, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The motel needs work that goes beyond the day-to-day tasks as well — if a water main breaks or the ice machine conks out, someone has to handle it.
—Ryan Ermey,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
There is a lot that election officials cannot control water main breaks, someplace runs out of ballots.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Transportation Division crews will be on site from 6 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays to repair damage caused by a water main break that occurred Oct. 19, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The motel needs work that goes beyond the day-to-day tasks as well — if a water main breaks or the ice machine conks out, someone has to handle it.
—Ryan Ermey,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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