How to Use tap water in a Sentence

tap water

noun

• One sleeps on the rock above a pool of tap water while the other tries to climb the sloped wall, slides down.
  — Margaret Ross, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
• Place the noodles in a bowl and cover with hot tap water.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• Like in many parts of the world, tap water in the United States varies greatly.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• Fill a small saucepan with tap water to a depth of 2 inches.
  — Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
• Flush the wound with tap water and soap for five minutes.
  — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
• First, wash the peaches with cool tap water, but do not soak them; drain.
  — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
• That's lime buildup from the minerals in your tap water.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
• Let dry for a minute or two. Fill the measuring cup with tap water.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2022
• Fill the container with tap water, leaving about an inch of space at the top.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
• Just before starting your unit, run the kitchen sink until the tap water is hot.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• People are exposed to tritium in small amounts in tap water and in rain.
  — Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
• Through the squalor, cold, frozen tap water and constant threat of death, there was one warm constant — their mother’s love.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
• To make cooking the pasta even faster, fill up your stockpot with hot tap water to speed up the boiling process.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
• The order requires residents to bring all tap water to a full boil for at least one minute.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• And only a single diatom species matched the tap water taken from his home.
  — Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
• If using tap water, it should be boiled for at least one minute and cooled before using.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2023
• Every month, the mother of two boils gallons of tap water for her family to drink and cook with.
  — Michelle Cho, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2023
• Mix 1 teaspoon of a good grease-cutting dish detergent, like GH Seal star Dawn, and 1 quart of hot tap water.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022
• Five months later, many are still without access to safe, clean tap water.
  — ABC News, 5 Feb. 2023
• That assumes that your tap water is safe and appealing.
  — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2023
• In the bowl, disintegrating food pellets murk the tap water.
  — Margaret Ross, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
• That includes boiling tap water to make ice, wash dishes, brush your teeth and prepare meals.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
• Submerge in cool tap water for about 15 minutes, changing the water once or twice, as needed.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Why is a new study from the CDC is wake-up call for anyone who uses tap water for things other than cooking, washing and drinking?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
• Residents were told to only use tap water to flush their toilets.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2023
• When that runs out, some families are left with no choice but to drink and cook with contaminated tap water.
  — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Residents are cautioned not to drink, brush their teeth, make ice, cook or wash dishes with tap water unless it has first been boiled for at least one minute.
  — al, 6 Sep. 2022
• If your tap water doesn't taste great straight out of the sink, consider filtering it before boiling.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 15 Dec. 2022
• But the city’s tap water must still be boiled before use, and none of the officials could provide a timeline for restoring clean water service.
  — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022
• Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa may again safely drink tap water without having to first boil it, the city announced Saturday.
  — Chron, 18 June 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024