fountain

Example Sentences

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The Victorian glasshouses nurture fattening peaches, while in the main garden beyond, a tower of water bursts up into the sky—the highest powered fountain in England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The fountain, by the way, didn’t just dry up yesterday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

With fountain drinks running about $11.99 each this season, those babies pay for themselves in around six refills.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

And I recognize one of the Jewish boys from our synagogue—Benny, whose father works as a water carrier, delivering water to the houses from the town fountain, la fuentezica, as we call it.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar