How to Use storm drain in a Sentence

storm drain

noun
  • In one, the black-and-white dog appears stuck in the giant hole that makes up the storm drain.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Read Next Texas Gator living in storm drain wins fans in Texas town.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
  • How did a wild turkey the size of a rose bush fit through a six-inch hole and get trapped in a storm drain on the South Side?
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The device was removed from the storm drain by the bomb squad and inspected.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
  • By the time rescuers got to the scene, the reptile had found a hiding spot in a storm drain, troopers said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
  • In the clip, two women are with the dog, who is only able to peek his head partially out of the storm drain.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Video shows the officers reaching in to grab six of the ducklings through the open storm drain cover.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
  • In her video taken of the event, firefighters could be seen using metal tools to open up the storm drain on the edge of the street.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • The mixture painted everything – a nearby storm drain cover, cars in the yard, the side of the house, all bright pink.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2024
  • Trapped in a storm drain, one tiny kitten’s fate hung in the balance - until heroes stepped in.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • This can be a storm drain, retention pond, or simply a safe spot away from your home.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Any contamination that goes down the storm drain can end up in the ocean full of surfers and sea turtles.
    — Joshua Partlow, Scott Wilson and Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Read Next Florida ‘Frantic barks’ lead to scared dog stuck in storm drain.
    — Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s assuming that none of the irrigation water has run across the dry yard, into the street, and down the storm drain.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That caller reported that people involved in the crash had fled, and that one had thrown a gun down a storm drain.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
  • More than a half-dozen ducklings were rescued from a storm drain in Westbrook on Thursday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Tragedy struck when the dad of three accidentally got too close to the storm drain pipe in his yard while collecting one of the balls.
    — Michael Nied, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • Officers responded to the area and found smoke coming from a storm drain.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
  • The 10-year-old boy who was swept away in a storm drain in Tennessee on May 8 has died, according to his father.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • It is suspected the spill was caused when a frozen water pipe in the building burst and washed some chemicals into the storm drain.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Earlier this month, a puppy was found abandoned in a storm drain in Austin, Texas, weighing less than 4 lbs.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • One storm drain on 16th was almost completely filled with trash, a muddled pile topped with corn and bananas.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Some people settle into folding chairs and turn their heads to the sky as little black blobs shoot out of a storm drain, one by one at first, then in droves.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Maui firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran was swept into a storm drain and started to drown.
    — Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The sewage that spilled traveled through openings in the curb leading to underground storm drain pipes, which usually lead to rivers.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The animal shelter discovered that the storm drain dog was a beloved pet named Ally, who had been missing from home for over a month.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • White truck with a trailer dumped liquid from the radiator into a storm drain.
    — Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Officials said managing the spill has been a team effort that required crews to work through the night gathering resources, following storm drain maps, and more.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • Officials didn’t provide information about how the bear may have gotten inside the storm drain or how someone discovered him in there.
    — Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025

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