Examples of tap water in a Sentence
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Action Is Rare In 1974, soon after expanding regulations for surface water pollution through the Clean Water Act, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, directing the EPA to protect the nation’s tap water.
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Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
Use a washcloth and hot tap water to soften the residue and wipe it away, or—for more stubborn stickiness—make a paste with powdered laundry detergent and scrub.
—Ann Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
The tap water in some people’s homes is laced with unsafe levels of contaminants that can cause cancer and other serious health issues.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
And because most homes typically have purified or distilled water available, the lack of support for tap water isn’t a concern.
—Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up Some areas under the unsafe water advisory could be cleared to use their tap water in a couple of weeks, said John Stufflebean, director of the Maui County Department of Water Supply.
—Brittany Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Advisories against drinking tap water were lifted Oct. 18.
—Kevin McGill and Stephen Smith The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023
The Corps has been sending fresh water by barge to water treatment facilities along the river to reduce tap water salinity.
—Isa Meyers, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2023
By contrast, evaporative humidifiers can use tap water and humidify the air by blowing dry air over a wet filter.
—Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
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Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
Use a washcloth and hot tap water to soften the residue and wipe it away, or—for more stubborn stickiness—make a paste with powdered laundry detergent and scrub.
—Ann Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
The tap water in some people’s homes is laced with unsafe levels of contaminants that can cause cancer and other serious health issues.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
And because most homes typically have purified or distilled water available, the lack of support for tap water isn’t a concern.
—Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up Some areas under the unsafe water advisory could be cleared to use their tap water in a couple of weeks, said John Stufflebean, director of the Maui County Department of Water Supply.
—Brittany Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Advisories against drinking tap water were lifted Oct. 18.
—Kevin McGill and Stephen Smith The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023
The Corps has been sending fresh water by barge to water treatment facilities along the river to reduce tap water salinity.
—Isa Meyers, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2023
By contrast, evaporative humidifiers can use tap water and humidify the air by blowing dry air over a wet filter.
—Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 21 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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tap water
noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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