Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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The city experiences as many as 30 to 40 breaks in water mains every year, officials said, but the cascading and interconnected problems recently were unprecedented.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Crews in Hollywood are working to make repairs after a massive water main break led to service interruptions on Thursday night.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
The city had to restore water and raise water pressure gradually to avoid damaging water mains or other parts of the infrastructure, Gannon explained.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Citizens will also install 53 miles of water mains, hence the letters sent to property owners northwest of Indianapolis, adding four new boosters and seven new storage tanks.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Crews in Hollywood are working to make repairs after a massive water main break led to service interruptions on Thursday night.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
The city had to restore water and raise water pressure gradually to avoid damaging water mains or other parts of the infrastructure, Gannon explained.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Citizens will also install 53 miles of water mains, hence the letters sent to property owners northwest of Indianapolis, adding four new boosters and seven new storage tanks.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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