Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Jack VanderToll, a spokesperson for the city of Charlotte, said in an email Tuesday that Charlotte Water crews are making repairs after a water main break in the same block of same block of Selwyn Avenue on Monday.
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Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
An early-morning call about a water main break in a Davie neighborhood on Friday led to a police officer and a fire captain wrangling a 5-foot alligator that state officials had been trying to capture for the past two years.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Porter’s will focus on its sewer rehabilitation project, and Valparaiso’s will be for a water main replacement project.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Madison Heights, Michigan, city employees are working to repair six water main breaks that happened on Friday night, officials said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 June 2026
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Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
An early-morning call about a water main break in a Davie neighborhood on Friday led to a police officer and a fire captain wrangling a 5-foot alligator that state officials had been trying to capture for the past two years.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Porter’s will focus on its sewer rehabilitation project, and Valparaiso’s will be for a water main replacement project.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Madison Heights, Michigan, city employees are working to repair six water main breaks that happened on Friday night, officials said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 June 2026
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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