How to Use hydrant in a Sentence

hydrant

noun

• Strong enough to cut, pry, twist the screw, open fire hydrant, saw wood, etc.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 12 Apr. 2021
• The truck also hit a fire hydrant and knocked it across the road.
  — Janelle Jessen, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2021
• Fire crews could not make it to them, and hydrants ran of water.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
• There are over 600 hydrants in town.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
• Fire crews scrambled to shut off the hydrant as the water rained down on them.
  — Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
• The car split in half and then sheared a fire hydrant before catching on fire.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• The car went off the roadway to the right and struck a mailbox and fire hydrant.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019
• Allen is urging people to clear snow from hydrants.
  — Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
• On the corner, two white cops re-capped the fire hydrant, cursing.
  — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
• Water storage ran out and hydrants went dry.
  — David Marston, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
• An officer cited the car since it was parked in front of a fire hydrant.
  — cleveland, 30 Dec. 2020
• Ridge was trying to get distance from a hydrant to avoid a ticket.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
• His truck veered off the road, hit a fire hydrant and smashed through a fence before hitting the tree.
  — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2018
• The first batch of the hydrants are set to be installed Monday.
  — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018
• Workers were able to shut off the water at the broken hydrant.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2020
• His hydrant-yellow summit suit had dulled to the hue of a fallen leaf.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2017
• His hydrant-yellow summit suit had dulled to the hue of a fallen leaf.
  — John Branch, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2017
• An old fire hydrant is out front, and Parker looked at it closely.
  — Wright Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021
• At least three hydrants dot that main line in front of the senior citizens home.
  — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• But if the hydrant had been closer to the vehicle, that may not have been the case.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
• The person who clears the most hydrants can win a gift card to a local restaurant.
  — Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
• In Paris, dozens of fire hydrants had been opened overnight on Wednesday.
  — Raphael Minder, New York Times, 28 June 2019
• Chief Buxton said at least one hydrant's line appeared to be frozen.
  — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
• The city also charges $25 if fire hydrants have not been shoveled out.
  — Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2020
• With no hydrants nearby, crews pulled water from a nearby creek.
  — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
• The car then hit a fire hydrant, rolled over and came to a stop by a retaining wall, police said.
  — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Many hydrants failed to dispense water.
  — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
• The fire hydrant could be moved soon, but the PG&E work is still up in the air.
  — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 29 May 2017
• O'Brian said there are no hydrants in the area, so tanker trucks were needed to bring the water.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
• The vehicle also went on the lawn, hit a tree and damaged a fire hydrant.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 17 June 2020