Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Temporary housing has been arranged for residents of an apartment building in Pontiac, Michigan, who were forced to evacuate Tuesday morning because of a water main break.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Omaha Public Works indicates on its website that the sinkhole was the result of a water main break.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Boston-area fared slightly better with fewer outages, although Winthrop saw several water main breaks, caused by outages, which then led to a sink hole that nearly swallowed a Department of Public Works vehicle.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
This new neighborhood also addressed critical infrastructure upgrades for Queens’ future such as new streets, signage, sidewalks, curbs, trees and lights installed alongside water mains, hydrants, sewers and utilities.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Omaha Public Works indicates on its website that the sinkhole was the result of a water main break.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Boston-area fared slightly better with fewer outages, although Winthrop saw several water main breaks, caused by outages, which then led to a sink hole that nearly swallowed a Department of Public Works vehicle.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
This new neighborhood also addressed critical infrastructure upgrades for Queens’ future such as new streets, signage, sidewalks, curbs, trees and lights installed alongside water mains, hydrants, sewers and utilities.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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