running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
Examples of running water in a Sentence
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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Lately, the world has been seeing apocalyptic images of the devastation in northern Gaza—a landscape without sewage, running water, or machines to clear rubble.
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Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Thoroughly washing your hands with soap and running water after using the bathroom and before and after handling or eating food is the surest way to stay safe.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Amenities include restrooms, running water, and grills.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Those violations included an employee working without washing their hands, not having running water, a stop-sale on food due to temperature abuse and food held at the wrong temperatures.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Thoroughly washing your hands with soap and running water after using the bathroom and before and after handling or eating food is the surest way to stay safe.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Amenities include restrooms, running water, and grills.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Those violations included an employee working without washing their hands, not having running water, a stop-sale on food due to temperature abuse and food held at the wrong temperatures.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for running water
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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