How to Use septic tank in a Sentence

septic tank

noun

• His body was one of the two found inside a septic tank.
  — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
• This will help reduce the risk of residue build-up in your septic tank.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
• The septic tank must be installed to meet the code of the state Department of Health.
  — Sarah Fowler, The Seattle Times, 19 Jan. 2018
• How many loads of laundry a day are safe to do with a septic tank?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
• Her family had a small farm on the outskirts of the city of Kazan, and the farm had a small septic tank.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
• The city required that Mangione either fix the site’s septic tanks or close the park.
  — ExpressNews.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• Unbeknownst to her guests, the septic tank had been left open.
  — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2019
• First, the septic tank, well and trees must be inspected.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
• Fran Geisler and her husband will have to raise their house more than four feet and get an above-ground septic tank.
  — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2019
• And there will be special help for projects that need septic tank approvals.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• Records also indicate that a 5,623-square-foot home is planned for one of the lots, as well as two pools and a septic tank.
  — Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2020
• There were strong fumes, similar to those of a septic tank, coming from the cistern.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
• Strong fumes, similar to those of a septic tank, were coming from the cistern.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Other witnesses told police Snow said the septic tank at the house had backed up, which had caused a bad smell in the house, records said.
  — Ruth Ann Krause, Post-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2017
• Over time, as people use their bathroom, methane builds up as the septic tank is filled.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2019
• Many homes use rainwater-catch tanks and cesspools or septic tanks.
  — Caleb Jones, Fox News, 8 May 2018
• The decision was made early Monday to drain the septic tank.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• And a septic tank bottom often costs less than a fiberglass pond.
  — Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
• Beside one, a septic tank rises from the eroding beach.
  — Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Court sides with Amish in a case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
• Witnesses at the site told officers the dog had fallen through the top of the septic tank, and was struggling to stay afloat in at least four feet of sewage.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
• Which genus of Bannon emerges from this septic tank of self-reinvention?
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
• Wade said the manhole on the septic tank had a plastic covering that wasn’t secured.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2021
• Also the use of septic tanks for sewage poses a watershed threat.
  — Lara Korte, WSJ, 10 July 2018
• The septic tank where Honey was trapped, possibly for days.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
• The landlord, who like the tenant had no attorney, said the extra person caused the septic tank to overflow.
  — Ginny Monk, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2020
• Actually one of our leadership team members that made the call to drain the septic tank.
  — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• Instead of soil, the ground in the Keys is mostly made of porous limestone bedrock, which allows waste from a leaking septic tank to quickly reach the shore.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2011
• While on a visit to Montreal, Vermette was driving by a field of septic tanks.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
• Some people didn’t have running water or septic tanks even before the fire.
  — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024