watertight

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Recent Examples of watertight Read the fine print before buying, as most are not watertight and will be destroyed by too much moisture. Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 7 June 2023 This sizable sedan can also turn in a circle of less than 35 feet, and its longish tail provides a 17-cubic-foot trunk that also contains a pass-through to the rear seat with a watertight ski bootie. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023 Bisque pieces are not watertight and might leak if left full of water for long periods. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023 Churchill cautions that the findings are not watertight, due to the small sample sizes in this study. Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for watertight 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watertight
Adjective
  • Natural corks, while not entirely airtight, typically allow only a minimal amount of oxygen to enter over time.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The neighbor’s sign, while biting, underscored an emerging reality in Arizona’s sizable Latter-day Saints community — that while church members are overwhelmingly Republican, there is some erosion in their traditionally airtight support for Republicans.
    Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Even when her character takes a more urgent role in this hermetic story, the excellent Garner doesn’t have much to play outside a parade of slow-roll nonverbal shots of Charlotte peering this way and that, taking charge of a rapidly dissolving situation but never really getting her due.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Then three events endanger Apolline’s hermetic routine.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Eddie Bauer currently has ski jackets on sale that are also waterproof and have a removable liner.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Just keep in mind that the Gel-Trabuco 12 isn’t waterproof.
    Kristin Canning, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Watertight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watertight. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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