Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Also in the plans are new diagonal parking, water main replacement, storm sewer modifications, landscaping, new sidewalks and a new traffic signal at North Consaul Place and East Silver Spring Drive.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Carter said discolored water may be caused by routine maintenance flushing, changes in plumbing, water main breaks or similar events.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The storm ripped out the city's water main and left residents without power, internet and cell service for weeks.
—Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
City workers were responding to a water main break on our street and had been going door to door to ask residents to move their cars.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Carter said discolored water may be caused by routine maintenance flushing, changes in plumbing, water main breaks or similar events.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The storm ripped out the city's water main and left residents without power, internet and cell service for weeks.
—Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
City workers were responding to a water main break on our street and had been going door to door to ask residents to move their cars.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water main
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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