sewer

Example Sentences

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“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

Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"Put your back to the breeze from the main sewer."

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman