Examples of rainwater in a Sentence

a bucket filled with rainwater

Recent Examples on the Web Bocas Bali is being promoted as 100% off-grid -- catchment basins store 100,000 gallons of rainwater, while electricity is generated by solar panels. — Karla Cripps, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 This control over the ground cover alters the functioning of the watershed by preventing rainwater or moisture from soaking into the ground. — Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 The five-year project was designed to provide fresh water — rainwater, ground water or desalinated water — at low cost during storm season emergencies. — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2021 The biggest problem is diminishing rainwater needed to operate the 50-mile waterway, through which 4% of global trade passes. — Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 28 June 2021 Thanks to such property, hemp can rely on rainwater instead of irrigated water, which could be used for other productive purposes. — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 The evidence lies in those hollows, which are perfect spots to hide from the sun during the dry season – when they're not filled with rainwater. — Mariam Sule, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022 People have visited these rocky hills in West Texas for thousands of years, looking for rainwater in the huecos, or natural rock basins. — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2022 Both agreed that a better practice might be to collect rainwater in a bucket and use the water to feed houseplants. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

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