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

Their office regularly runs out of paper and even drinking water. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Iran, meanwhile, claimed that two water reservoirs were damaged and thousands of people lost access to drinking water following American strikes on the southern Iranian towns of Jask and Sirik in early June. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

The location is accessible only by private boat and doesn't have facilities, drinking water or staff. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 July 2026

The Wichita City Council has approved spending nearly $10 million on developing a direct potable reuse program and constructing a small-scale water purification plant to treat wastewater to drinking water standards. — Chance Swaim, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for drinking water

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