How to Use running water in a Sentence

running water

noun

• The running water could help break up the remainder of the ice in the pipes.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
• Take the mirror to the sink, and wash under running water.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• The big house is up for sale and is condemned as well and has no running water.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
• The moment that scared Wright the most was when running water cut out that evening.
  — Ryley Ober, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
• Drain the berries in a colander in the sink, rinsing them with a light spray of running water.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2024
• Some suggest that the pain to the eyes can be reduced by running water near them.
  — Mark Kurlansky, Bon Appétit, 6 Nov. 2023
• The smell of rain and grass, the cool breeze on your cheek, the warm sun on your brow, the sound of running water or leaves rustling or birds chirping.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 June 2022
• Their home has an outhouse and lacks running water, apart from a well with a pump.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
• There’s no running water, no parents to wait on them, and, worst of all, no Wi-Fi.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 21 June 2022
• If the paint is dry, scrape off the excess before running water over the garment.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2023
• Ravines and valleys are carved by running water, so head for the bottom.
  — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
• The girls told police the home had been without running water since May 21.
  — Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2021
• The running water had arrived a day earlier, the first time in more than a week.
  — Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2021
• Start by flushing the blood stain with cold running water.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
• Desert peoples build fountains so that they can be soothed by the sight and sound of running water.
  — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
• Peel the potatoes and give them a good rinse under running water.
  — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2021
• Rinse Rinse your hands under clean, running water to wash away the soap and loosened dirt.
  — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
• Zaporozhets at the time was working from his house in Ukraine that lacked running water.
  — Devon Pendleton, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
• Here, guests can sit under trees and listen to the calming sound of running water.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023
• The city is still without power and many homes don’t have running water.
  — Josiah Bates, Time, 2 Sep. 2021
• And even shallow running water can sweep you off your feet.
  — Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2021
• So grab a bristle brush, and give the potato a scrub under running water.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• As bubbles float up and pop in the hot steam of running water, take extra time today to let your body have a long soak in the bath.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2023
• There’s little food in the fridge (luckily a pantry has some items), and no running water.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
• The drive to Blanding, where running water is not a luxury and green lawns abound, is less than a mile.
  — Alastair Lee Bitsóí, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2021
• Here's how, according to the CDC: Wet your hands with clean, running water.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
• Or even enough clean running water to safely brush their teeth.
  — Hannah Sarisohn and Holly Yan, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
• It’s now muddy, soggy and cold, and there is no running water.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2022
• Living without running water for a couple of months is hard to fathom, largely because our kids can’t go back to school without it.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
• Rinse the filter under running water to remove loose debris.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025