rainwater
Example Sentences
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He avoids bottled water due to microplastics and has set up an elaborate system to catch rainwater from the house roof.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Stroud Brewery is organic, so it does not use pesticides or herbicides, and uses harvested rainwater to flush its toilets.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Almost two miles east, a block of businesses in the Fairfax District, along Melrose Avenue near Martel Avenue, reported rainwater rising from the flooded sidewalk and seeping into their storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
As of December, its dams were only around 30 percent full on average, and farmers have largely relied on rainwater for irrigation.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I tried my best to clean the sores with the rainwater.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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