Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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The day after Christmas, a water main break at another suburban Philadelphia facility caused a flood, and then a fire, that forced the evacuation of 38 patients.
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Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Alerts can also include emergency and disaster information, water main breaks and community events.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
However, officials told CBS News frigid temperatures and aging pipes are to be blamed for the water main break.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
City officials were dealing with the aftermath on Tuesday of a major water main break in the Bronx that submerged cars and forced roads to close Monday night.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Alerts can also include emergency and disaster information, water main breaks and community events.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
However, officials told CBS News frigid temperatures and aging pipes are to be blamed for the water main break.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
City officials were dealing with the aftermath on Tuesday of a major water main break in the Bronx that submerged cars and forced roads to close Monday night.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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