drainage

Example Sentences

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"They needed to fix the drainage and not just paint it blue to make it look bright."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

This year, attendees can sign up for free massages, red light therapy sessions, lymphatic drainage boots, and—thanks in part to a partnership with LEGO—partake in a series of analog “adult play” installations.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

UN agencies say they are working on improvements in pest control, drainage and sanitation.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“This should be mostly beneficial across the region, but some minor nuisance flooding is possible in urban and poor drainage areas if heavy rain showers or thunderstorms develop,” the weather service office in Monterey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

There’s the normal stuff you’d expect to see in a drainage ditch: old tires, rusty shopping carts, broken sofas that seem to have fallen from space—a brand new obstacle course.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman