Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Among this year’s VCS projects is more than $1.4 million in water main replacements as well as critical hydrant and valve replacements, plus sanitary sewer relining and manhole rehabilitation.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Because the fire is in a residential area, fighting the fire has strained the immediate water grid, Wallace said, leading the department to bring in water from other, larger water mains.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Crews will reconstruct the road and replace water mains and storm water sewers.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Those efforts will take place inches from a 20-inch water main and adjacent to vehicles, pedestrians and businesses in the busy section of West Seventh Street located between Kellogg Boulevard and Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Because the fire is in a residential area, fighting the fire has strained the immediate water grid, Wallace said, leading the department to bring in water from other, larger water mains.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Crews will reconstruct the road and replace water mains and storm water sewers.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Those efforts will take place inches from a 20-inch water main and adjacent to vehicles, pedestrians and businesses in the busy section of West Seventh Street located between Kellogg Boulevard and Grand Avenue.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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