like water
Example Sentences
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“Airbnbs and hotels were kind of like water and wine for a long time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"We will elect someone who can improve the local community ... things like water and repairing the streets," said Manar Salman, an English teacher in Jericho.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
The citrus industry adopted it early, and zealously, taking to it like water, spraying it all over the ground until not one sign of non-citrus life remained.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
"Things like water and medicines are essential commodities and even a slight decline in supply can have major consequences," he adds.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The words rushed out of Sefia like water.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
