safe to drink
Example Sentences
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Customers have been warned that boiling the water will not make it safe to drink.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Portions of the creek appeared clear, but other parts were full of algae and made me question whether even filtering would make the water safe to drink.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
As the H5N1 avian flu virus continues to spread in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, consumers may worry about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024
And the city water, because of recent flooding, wasn’t safe to drink when we got there.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
