running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
Examples of running water in a Sentence
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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The same facility did not have running water for days on two separate occasions this spring.
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Hopeful piano and bouncy guitar plucks comfort Lam’s grand search, looking for direction in angel numbers, running water, and the sound of breathing.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 July 2024
Many in the community — which didn’t get piped running water until 1980, followed by a sewer system, paved roads and streetlights — believe their basic needs have been neglected.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Local officials added that the city was without running water.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 22 June 2024
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Hopeful piano and bouncy guitar plucks comfort Lam’s grand search, looking for direction in angel numbers, running water, and the sound of breathing.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 July 2024
Many in the community — which didn’t get piped running water until 1980, followed by a sewer system, paved roads and streetlights — believe their basic needs have been neglected.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Local officials added that the city was without running water.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 22 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for running water
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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