running water

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Examples: running water in a Sentence

Definition of running water

: water distributed through pipes and fixtures

a cabin with hot and cold running water

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Examples of running water in a Sentence

a cabin with hot and cold running water

Recent Examples of running water from the Web

Residents of ger districts lack access to running water, while jobs for rural migrants are few and poorly paid — a watchman, a cook, a driver perhaps.

— simon denyer, Washington Post, "Mongolia’s nomadic way of life threatened by climate change, neglect, modernity," 8 July 2018
Like many other Bedouin encampments, residents of Khan al-Ahmar live in corrugated shacks or tents, often without electricity or running water, and raise livestock.

— tia goldenberg, Fox News, "UN concerned over expected demolition of West Bank village," 4 July 2018
From there the race trail leads into the gut of the mountain, a slippery stream bed full of large, wet stones and running water.

— author: kat sorensen, Anchorage Daily News, "Mount Marathon race trail has it all: snow, lush vegetation, flowing water and lots of dust," 3 July 2018
The village consisted of three buildings, which – unlike other camp barracks – had bathrooms and running water.

— rick hampson, USA TODAY, "Celebrating Independence Day in America's detention camps – during World War II and now," 2 July 2018
The prisons have air conditioning and running water; the refugees had neither.

— brenda medina and glenn garvin, miamiherald, "Trump dialed it up to 10, but his predecessors often treated migrants with disdain," 2 July 2018
Wash hands often with soap and running water before and after attending pig exhibits.

— emma kate fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana resident catches rare form of flu following exposure to pigs at a county fair," 1 July 2018
Sprawling slums without paved roads and running water provide a steady stream of recruits into the crime armies.

— ioan grillo, The New Republic, "When Democracy Isn’t Enough," 6 June 2018
Breaks in pipes have also left the park without running water.

— jay jones, latimes.com, "A 5.5-magnitude quake, one of 500 during the weekend, cracks a deck at Jaggar Museum in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park," 5 June 2018

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