sump
Example Sentences
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To remove excess water from the basement, consider purchasing a sump pump or wet vacuum.
From Seattle Times
With her husband traveling out of town, Thomas said it was up to her to recharge the battery to their home’s backup sump pump Sunday with her car.
From Seattle Times
Installing a sump pump and remodeling with storm-resistant building materials can help.
From Salon
“It was then a sump of aged men with liver spots, claws, and bourbon breath, who strode the chamber with reptilian gait and hailed one another with mellifluent courtesies.”
From Los Angeles Times
A less expensive — and less invasive — solution is putting a French drain and sump pump inside the basement.
From Seattle Times
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