How to Use irrigation in a Sentence

irrigation

noun

• The course needs repairs to bridges and dams that are a key part of the irrigation system.
  — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
• Many landscapes are installed with the irrigation timer set to go off three times a week for a few minutes.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
• Page said the tribe is losing valuable water to breaks in the irrigation system for its farm.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
• Then Phoenix purchased almost 10 acres of land south of the mound that included the irrigation canals built by the Huhugam people.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
• On the American side, large swaths of green farmland along large irrigation canals can be seen for miles.
  — Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
• The calves appear to have been placed on their backs in irrigation trenches up to 26 inches deep, then covered with soil.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
• Make sure to water hydrangeas at the base or roots with drip irrigation or soaker hoses.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
• With a remarkably low price, the set comes with over 130 pieces to fully equip your lawn with its own irrigation system.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2024
• The challenges of a longer growing season may cause higher irrigation demands and limit the types of crops that are grown.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
• Living wall systems often have a drip line at the top for irrigation.
  — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
• The best type of irrigation system is one that mimics nature.
  — Lucy Warren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• With drip irrigation, water is distributed through a network of tubes, pipes and emitters placed near the base of plants.
  — Kobi Bardugo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Apply up to three-quarters of an inch of water at each irrigation. 23.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Use a watering wand to reach ground level or a soaker hose or trickle irrigation system to wet the soil rather than the leaves.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
• Tomatoes grow best with about an inch of water a week from rainfall or irrigation.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
• In the 1920s, the Soviet government began to drain the sea for irrigation of cotton and other cash crops.
  — Victoria Milko, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
• The tower stayed frozen until spring, melting to feed the streams for irrigation before the supply of glacier water increased in the summer.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
• When the snowpack melts in the spring, the runoff fills reservoirs and provides water for drinking, irrigation, and hydropower.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 12 Jan. 2023
• If enough rain falls, skipping an irrigation may be the best course of action, according to experts.
  — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
• The result is rapid drying out and a daily need for irrigation until the roots begin to grow into the surrounding soil.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2023
• Their home was demolished twice and irrigation pipes torn up.
  — Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
• Replace or repair leaky, cracked hoses and spigots, and be sure to check sprinklers and irrigation systems.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2023
• Without a sprinkler system, city workers had to drag heavy hoses through the flower beds; a new irrigation system has since solved that.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• To grow it, irrigation is spreading across the region, and increasing.
  — Max Bearak, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• Crimea, once a region known for its sunny beaches and rice fields, could dry up without irrigation.
  — Susanne Wengle, Fortune, 8 July 2023
• These beauties take full sun and part shade and require little irrigation.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Indigenous groups first farmed the land through a complex irrigation system to water their crops.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
• Start up your irrigation system now that rains have ended.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
• The playing surface for the soccer and football fields would be natural grass with a new irrigation system.
  — Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
• More of an issue is that the irrigation water will evaporate and not be as effective.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024