Examples of undrinkable in a Sentence
The water was undrinkable and had to be boiled.
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The storm cut off 70% of Asheville’s water supply, and more than 40% of private wells were declared undrinkable.
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Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
For the most part, water was thought to be undrinkable.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The leaks can lead to heavy metal contamination and potentially lower pH levels, all of which can make drinking water undrinkable.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Water treatment couldn’t keep up, making their stores undrinkable.
—Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
For the most part, water was thought to be undrinkable.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The leaks can lead to heavy metal contamination and potentially lower pH levels, all of which can make drinking water undrinkable.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Water treatment couldn’t keep up, making their stores undrinkable.
—Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undrinkable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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