How to Use water pipe in a Sentence

water pipe

noun
  • The flooding was caused by a broken water pipe.
  • The water pipes in the kitchen and bathroom were exposed.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Both of the city water pipe lines from the Otay dam have also been swept away.
    sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • The price of a foot of water pipe in Tucson, Arizona: up 19%.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 June 2022
  • The best shower of my life took place 100 miles from the nearest water pipe.
    Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 22 May 2021
  • Roughly half of the water pipes in the towns surveyed were at least 40 years old, the Tribune found.
    Patrick M. O'Connell, chicagotribune.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Repair leaking faucets, water pipes and AC units on the outside of the home.
    Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 20 May 2018
  • The source of the leak was a faulty water pipe running between two buildings.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Who needs to die before the water pipe on the Seward Highway is shut down?
    Alaska Dispatch News, 17 July 2017
  • Though lead has been banned from water pipes since 1986, many of the country's homes were built before that year.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The big water pipes that stuck out of the concrete foundations seemed to trumpet a new age.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Or, sometimes its a matter of fixing things on the fly, such as one year when a water pipe burst.
    Colin Stutz, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The water pipes in the area also appear to have been less than optimum.
    Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The large flagstone floor was warmed by a grid of hot-water pipes, the water heated by a large stone fireplace.
    Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2017
  • Lavi held on to a water pipe outside the window, and survived in the -4 degree weather.
    Laignee Barron, Time, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Lead in water pipes has been a major issue in many cities in recent years.
    John Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2019
  • According to Ace, staff went back to her property and found a break in a water pipe.
    Karen Brainard, Ramona Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2017
  • As the tremors caused water pipes to burst, Hanyu, then just 16, reportedly rushed off the ice with no time to even put skate guards on his blades.
    Laignee Barron, Time, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The filter screen is located where the shower head connects to the water pipe.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The pond is fed by a storm-water pipe from nearby roadways and is not normally used by bathers.
    Frank Kummer, https://www.inquirer.com, 4 June 2019
  • There’s Armilla, a city made only of water pipes, with no walls, ceilings or floors.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Such a coating could help prevent frozen cars, airplane wings, water pipes, and much more.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Any dirt or noise could prompt a call to City Hall, and a single busted water pipe could ruin a Degas.
    Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The toxic metal has been found in food products, water pipes, drinkware and cookware.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
  • It is suspected the spill was caused when a frozen water pipe in the building burst and washed some chemicals into the storm drain.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This toxic metal has been banned from water pipes since 1986, but many homes were built before that.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Water poured into the building for three days due to a broken water pipe, said Thomas, who lives upstairs from the shop.
    Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • According to the suit, Kennedy testified those records were destroyed in a flood caused by a burst water pipe.
    al, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Instead, the Athletes' Village will be cooled by a system of water pipes running beneath the floorboards.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 June 2024
  • In Gloria Lowe’s apartment, workers bizarrely installed a water pipe that protrudes 2 feet below her living room ceiling.
    Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024

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