Examples of water main in a Sentence
The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Prohibiting water service shutoffs by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department unless requested by the customer or to fix a broken water main.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The temblors were enough to break windows and water mains and down chimneys, and triggered widespread landslides and rockfalls, according to the California Geological Survey, and caused at least $2 million in damage.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Jack VanderToll, a spokesperson for the city of Charlotte, said in an email Tuesday that Charlotte Water crews are making repairs after a water main break in the same block of same block of Selwyn Avenue on Monday.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
An early-morning call about a water main break in a Davie neighborhood on Friday led to a police officer and a fire captain wrangling a 5-foot alligator that state officials had been trying to capture for the past two years.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The temblors were enough to break windows and water mains and down chimneys, and triggered widespread landslides and rockfalls, according to the California Geological Survey, and caused at least $2 million in damage.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Jack VanderToll, a spokesperson for the city of Charlotte, said in an email Tuesday that Charlotte Water crews are making repairs after a water main break in the same block of same block of Selwyn Avenue on Monday.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
An early-morning call about a water main break in a Davie neighborhood on Friday led to a police officer and a fire captain wrangling a 5-foot alligator that state officials had been trying to capture for the past two years.
—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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