water main
Example Sentences
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The public infrastructure report listed $150 million for “wet” infrastructure repairs, which included replacing aging and leaky water main pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Thousands of properties in Plymouth, Bere Alston, Yelverton, and Tavistock lost supplies following a burst water main on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
The company added that its crews were working on repairs, but the work was "difficult and dangerous" because the burst water main was two-and-a-half metres underneath the river bed.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
The rest, he claimed, had pressure from the water main.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Grandpa wouldn’t pay to hook into the new water main and sewer system, either.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
