Examples of undrinkable in a Sentence
The water was undrinkable and had to be boiled.
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Standing by a jetty where undrinkable water gets discharged back into the Pacific from the Carlsbad plant, McDonough says aggressive conservation by farms as well as urban water recycling will go much further toward averting taps from running dry.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
If coal ash seeps into Lake Michigan from its ponds, drinking water for millions in the Chicago area would be undrinkable, Chapman said.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
News reports said Arpaio forced inmates to wear pink underwear and often fed them expired food and undrinkable water.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
For almost a century, bottles of Bordeaux wine previously considered undrinkable were hidden in the Scottish castle.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
If coal ash seeps into Lake Michigan from its ponds, drinking water for millions in the Chicago area would be undrinkable, Chapman said.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
News reports said Arpaio forced inmates to wear pink underwear and often fed them expired food and undrinkable water.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
For almost a century, bottles of Bordeaux wine previously considered undrinkable were hidden in the Scottish castle.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undrinkable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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