How to Use aqueduct in a Sentence

aqueduct

noun

• The aqueduct ruins are about a mile and a half to the south.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 13 May 2018
• But in parts of the country, the flow in the aqueducts has dwindled.
  — Ian James, azcentral, 28 Nov. 2019
• The divers found the vehicle 1,400 feet south of the Main Street bridge over the aqueduct.
  — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 15 Sep. 2017
• That meant size and scale, to build pipes and aqueducts—out of reach to all but a few.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 22 Dec. 2019
• These days the aqueduct marks the entrance to a park, where the Château de Marly once stood.
  — National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2020
• Bailey crashed the car and stopped near 23rd and Aqueduct streets.
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2017
• The ancient underground aqueducts in the city have stood the test of time.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune Europe, 10 July 2024
• Jervis had designed it in the style of a Roman aqueduct.
  — Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2018
• And in 2018 a modern aqueduct was cut through the ancient canal.
  — National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2020
• Rome’s first aqueduct was built in 312 B.C., and many more would be built over the next five centuries.
  — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
• About 1,600 years had passed since Rome built its last aqueduct.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2021
• The two governments use many of the same rivers and aqueducts to move supplies.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• The aqueduct still stands, along with a pair of reservoirs behind it.
  — National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2020
• With the enemy fleet in the distance, the white batteries on the shore, the aqueducts, clouds of smoke, the wind in our faces.
  — Emilio Fraia, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
• In Rome itself, a new aqueduct supplied the city with water from the north.
  — Kenneth Garrett, National Geographic, 24 June 2019
• Now, Fred’s dead and that’s all water under the aqueduct.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021
• Land that is about to become very valuable, thanks to the completion of the aqueduct.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2021
• Because the water comes from the mountains, the aqueduct is built on a downhill slope.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2021
• The aqueduct’s 233-mile path also forms the narrative spine of Krist’s book.
  — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 23 May 2018
• An outbreak of cholera in 1832 finally forced the city to approve an aqueduct from the Catskills.
  — Keith Williams, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
• Yes, that’s a Spanish aqueduct on top of the Manhattan Bridge.
  — Emily Eisen, Bon Appetit, 26 Mar. 2018
• The ghostly ruins of the aqueduct offer a window into a part of the state’s storied past.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 13 May 2018
• From picnicking in the shadow of ancient aqueducts to sipping cocktails at the hottest new rooftop bar, these are the best things to do in Rome.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2024
• Pouring the mixture into molds allowed the Romans to build vaults, domes, and the arches of the empire's great aqueducts.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017
• Atkins doesn’t propose to patch the aqueduct leaks, because paying for it is too contentious.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021
• Pigneto, a district known as much for its ancient aqueducts as its seasoned ladies of the night, is now home to some of the city's young creative types.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2011
• The tram passes over the famed Arches of Lapa, an 18th-century aqueduct that is a symbol of Rio.
  — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• He too owned tracts in the Valley, and helped to engineer the aqueduct taking of the Owens Valley water to make those tracts even more valuable.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
• But the aqueduct, and others built in modern times, are running so dry that small hotels and guesthouses in the city and nearby coast are being forced to turn tourists away.
  — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 6 July 2024
• Watch this video to see how an ancient Roman aqueduct under the Trevi Fountain still powers the iconic landmark.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024