drinkable
Example Sentences
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Since mining got underway, "the water of the river is not drinkable; you can't even wash your body with that water", he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Within the monument, most of the roads are gravel or dirt, and there is no drinkable water, no food, no gas and spotty cellphone coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Schools in the Balti area have moved to online learning, while authorities focus on delivering tankers of drinkable water to the local population.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Many countries in the Middle East get more than three-quarters of their drinkable water from desalination.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
They passed Soda Spring, which fed into the Green River, but there wasn’t any drinkable water there, either.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
