plumbing

Example Sentences

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“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“More than 1,500 vessels and tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped in the Gulf, a stark reminder that the plumbing of global energy has not been restored, only managed.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Then I threw my back out lifting a 50-pound bag of Quikrete, I nearly fell off the ladder pruning trees, plumbing began to look unappealing and everything took longer than anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Their troublesome toilet, which cost $23m to design, had problems with its plumbing.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I’d gotten awfully spoiled at Aunt Ivy and Uncle Holt’s with their indoor plumbing.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson