drinkable

Example Sentences

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Schools in the Balti area have moved to online learning, while authorities focus on delivering tankers of drinkable water to the local population.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Israel depends on the plants for about 80% of its drinkable water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Stable markets, regular Social Security checks, secure borders, transportation without tragedy, civil rights, drinkable water, and breathable air—if we’re doing our job, you don’t have to think about these things.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

Curtis Water Treatment Plant left nearly 150,000 residents without access to clean drinkable water.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

If I want that job in plumbing at Menards, I have to make myself into an unobstructed pipe: water in and water just as pure and drinkable coming out.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich