drinkable

Example Sentences

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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

Israel depends on the plants for about 80% of its drinkable water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

But Pi is only able to relate the fanciful version of events that allowed him to survive for so long at sea without food or drinkable water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

“There must be drinkable water between the force field and the wheel,” Peeta insists.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins