drainpipe

Example Sentences

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As snow blew around in unctuous gusts, ten people heaved these cables through a drainpipe to the second story balcony of the computer building.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

In 2007, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was traced to an animal health lab at Pirbright in the United Kingdom, where an investigation pointed to a leaking drainpipe.

From Science Magazine • May 23, 2023

Mr Longley took Tia for a walk at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday when he said she followed a rabbit into a ditch and down the drainpipe.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Sheriff’s Department is investigating possible human remains discovered by Caltrans workers performing maintenance on a drainpipe near the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

There a stringy-haired man sat cross-legged on the ground playing a flute made out of a drainpipe, and five or six Believers circled him, clapping and singing.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau