Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
In more than three dozen cases, the water mains or service lines passed through sewage infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
More than 80 inspectors are going house-to-house in southwest Detroit to start the home repair process after Monday's disastrous water main break affected 400 homes.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The construction project, with $3.2 million in funding from the City and County of Denver, will replace the 50-year-old water main line in the name of preventative maintenance.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
In more than three dozen cases, the water mains or service lines passed through sewage infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
More than 80 inspectors are going house-to-house in southwest Detroit to start the home repair process after Monday's disastrous water main break affected 400 homes.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The construction project, with $3.2 million in funding from the City and County of Denver, will replace the 50-year-old water main line in the name of preventative maintenance.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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