faucet

Example Sentences

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“Even if the strait were to effectively open tomorrow, you can’t turn the faucet back on,” said Angie Gildea, global head of oil and gas at KPMG.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

And you just cannot fight fire with a dripping faucet.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

A management company will operate the building—Diffenbaugh doesn’t want tenants coming to school board meetings to complain about a leaky faucet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

In the summer, Iranian rapper Vafa Ahmadpoor posted a video on social media showing a kitchen faucet with no running water.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Then she rinsed her hands and shut off the faucet.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng