Recent Examples on the WebRefrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024 In the basements of turbine and reactor buildings, 6 of the 12 diesel generators shuddered to a halt as the floodwaters inundated them.—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011 Meanwhile, officials conducted rescues through the night as people were trapped in floodwaters.—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 In some areas, local water agencies directed floodwaters to dedicated recharge basins or farm fields, where water percolated into the ground.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for floodwater
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