waterworks

Example Sentences

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Osaka recorded more than 90 cases of water pipe leaks under its roads in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the city's waterworks bureau.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

With tourism accounting for more than 90% of the island’s economy, local authorities are seeking government approval to expand the airport, ferry transportation, waterworks, electricity network and roads.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 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