sump

Example Sentences

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Friends, my family included, have been scrounging for fans, dehumidifiers, and sump pumps to lend to friends affected by the flood.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

“There was a bowl in the infield, and when it rained, I was out there with sump pumps and running extension cords. I wore boots, because I would get shocked if I didn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024

Last week, Ford said it had offered a 9% wage increase through 2027 and 6% lump sump payments, much less than the 46% wage hike being sought by the union.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Starting in 1974, Chevron subsidiary Union Oil Company of California had operated a sump pit for oil and gas production, a process that left the carcinogenic chemical benzene on the property, court papers said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

It was cold and dead, and a foul sump of oily many-coloured ooze lay at its bottom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien