waterworks
Example Sentences
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The donation worth $3.6 million was made in November by a person who a month earlier had already given $3,300 in cash for the municipal waterworks, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Their first home was a disused waterworks in Rawcliffe Bridge, near Goole.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
The efficacy of Deen’s waterworks will depend on how much the viewer is willing to buy.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
When I ask them what they learned from each other near the end of our hour-long conversation, the waterworks hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
“Turn on the waterworks to see if that’ll help. But sorry, you’re not going to manipulate me that way.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
