drinking fountain

Example Sentences

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I asked for water and the bartender pointed me toward a drinking fountain and some plastic cups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Please, Edmonds School District, do the right thing and install a drinking fountain outside at this otherwise awesome playground.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

A cozy domestic breakfast nook is tucked away, hidden behind a sleek, shiny, charmless black wall fronted by a hunched boulder pierced by a drinking fountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2020

Every week we had to flush every single tap, every single shower, every drinking fountain.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020

First he filled his pitchers with water from the drinking fountain.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies