How to Use water right in a Sentence

water right

noun

• At first, water right near the base where the root mass is.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
• Now, place a bucket filled with water right outside of the sheet.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
• And as part of the treaty that was signed by both sides, there was a promise that the Navajo would've access to water rights.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• Soaker hoses deliver water right to the soil, where the roots are.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022
• The city bought the property to protect water rights in the aquifer under Ford Ranch.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 July 2019
• This concentrates a huge volume of water right up against the house in one spot.
  — Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
• In Texas, as in many states west of the Mississippi, water rights can be worth more than the land itself.
  — T. Christian Miller, Propublica, Kiah Collier and Julian Aguilar, star-telegram, 14 Dec. 2017
• The reason was water; vying for water rights had shaped much of the region.
  — Nancie Clare, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Feb. 2018
• Everyone agrees the United States holds some of those water rights in trust on the Tribe’s behalf.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• When you’re done brushing, spit out your toothpaste—but don’t rinse out your mouth with water right away.
  — Drew Schwartz, SELF, 10 Feb. 2023
• Sweet said there’s a large volume of water right now in the Gulf and Southeastern United States.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• The bill also includes $20 million for the purchase of the Shoshone power plant water rights.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
• Bellot said access to fresh water is a mess and people can't drink the water right now.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2017
• The case, launched 20 years ago, held the potential to reimagine how tribes secure their water rights.
  — Anna V. Smith, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
• Todd has said his firm believes the water rights on the property are worth $238 million.
  — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
• Strong winds blew water right off bays and harbors in Tampa and Port Charlotte.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 11 Sep. 2017
• The last time California and Arizona went to court to fight over water rights, the case consumed eleven years.
  — Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
• He and Rachael had no power, no road and — despite bordering the canal — no water rights.
  — Andrea Galyean, azcentral, 15 Mar. 2018
• The amount cut varied based on how much moisture river drainages received and what kind of water right was held.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
• Duke says the wall interferes with its water rights under the flood easement.
  — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 20 Dec. 2017
• Our first clue to the character of the upper Delta River was a cigar-shaped obstacle in the water right after the portage.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021
• Pair them with thin merino socks and the action of your pumping feet will literally pump the water right out of the shoe.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2017
• Two states split Lake Texoma's water rights—and its name—50/50.
  — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2018
• For tribes, the first challenge is securing their water rights.
  — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
• However, there were no legal water rights in the 1880s.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• The decision to have the boat set up early is already a hit since the guests seem to hit the water right after the tour — and, well, cracking open some Bud Lights.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
• Steelman crushed a drive on the converted par 5, but nearly pushed his second shot into the water right of the green.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 30 May 2023
• The tankers would serve as mother ships, feeding smaller vehicles that could take water right to the fire.
  — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
• None of them wanted a part of Nevada’s first-ever proposal to buy farmers’ water rights in parts of the state where people are draining the aquifers.
  — Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• The economic transition sparked a new era of confrontation over water rights.
  — Sarah L. Voisin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024

Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024