Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Water pressure has been restored, and water-use restrictions have been lifted for all Oakland County communities impacted by a massive water main break in River Woods Park in Auburn Hills last weekend.
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last December, a recent major water main break in Waterbury put the city at a standstill for four days, closing restaurants and schools, affecting hospitals and people’s day-to-day lives.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2026
The boil water mandate was lifted for 46 homes after multiple tests to the water main to those houses were negative for the coliform bacteria that contaminated the water line, according to a news release from the City of Mountain View.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
Additional roadwork is planned in Lake Forest beginning in early June, when a roughly quarter-mile stretch of Green Bay Road between Greenwood and Linden avenues will undergo water main replacement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last December, a recent major water main break in Waterbury put the city at a standstill for four days, closing restaurants and schools, affecting hospitals and people’s day-to-day lives.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2026
The boil water mandate was lifted for 46 homes after multiple tests to the water main to those houses were negative for the coliform bacteria that contaminated the water line, according to a news release from the City of Mountain View.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
Additional roadwork is planned in Lake Forest beginning in early June, when a roughly quarter-mile stretch of Green Bay Road between Greenwood and Linden avenues will undergo water main replacement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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