septic tank

Example Sentences

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Decommissioning his old cesspool and buying the new septic tank already cost almost $10,000, he said, and installation and testing could easily triple that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

There were six beds arranged in three bunk beds, and in one corner there was a septic tank and "a pipe that served as a shower".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Just as the sink drains out, flush a nearby toilet to try to force all the water into the sewer or your septic tank.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

And Sophie still treated me as if I’d crawled in from the septic tank.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman