waterworks

Example Sentences

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The donation worth $3.6 million was made in November by a person who a month earlier had already given $3,300 in cash for the municipal waterworks, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

An 18th Century waterworks in Clerkenwell is being transformed into the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, which was previously based in King's Cross under a different name.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

The efficacy of Deen’s waterworks will depend on how much the viewer is willing to buy.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

When I ask them what they learned from each other near the end of our hour-long conversation, the waterworks hit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

“Turn on the waterworks to see if that’ll help. But sorry, you’re not going to manipulate me that way.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden