drinking water

noun

: water that is clean enough for people to drink

Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.

Examples of drinking water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Russia’s attempts to quash Chechen independence flare into all-out war, and suddenly Sandu’s school friends are fleeing, troops are rolling through the streets, the electricity is failing and drinking water needs to be fetched from three miles away. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

Two impairments were removed in 2011 and 2012, which were added costs to agriculture or industry and restrictions on drinking water consumption or taste and odor problems. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025

Saltwater intrusion threatens drinking water supplies and crops. —Lauren Gifford, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Earlier this month, the EPA released the ninth wave of data, which showed that 7 million more Americans were drinking water contaminated with PFAS chemicals than what was found in the previous release—bringing the total to 172 million, according to EWG. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for drinking water

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater