cistern

Example Sentences

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She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Peter Vincent, who lives in Grove Hill, said he noticed that the "cistern wasn't refilling properly" on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Once back home, Yazzie has her son refill a cistern in the family’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Near the village of Jaun, a construction crew was laying pipes to deliver electricity and water from a new cistern to six local farms.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

I pulled out my pocketknife with my other hand and drove it through the shingle into the wooden wall of the cistern, pinning my makeshift piece of sygaldry under the water.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss