sewer

Example Sentences

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The worst-case scenario, many said, would be fixing up their septic system to meet current requirements, and subsequently having to pay for the sewer line installation and connection later on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“We were fighting not only for sewer, potholes and police protection but for self-determination and empowerment of our community,” Martinez de Vara wrote in a firsthand account of the incorporation campaign.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The government is seeking unspecified damages and to require the utility to develop an enhanced operations and maintenance plan for its sewer lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It was thought they could have vanished into the sewer system.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Whatever Donatelli was whispering into his ear fell right to the bottom of the sewer hole, plop.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte