drinkable

Example Sentences

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Israel depends on the plants for about 80% of its drinkable water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Stable markets, regular Social Security checks, secure borders, transportation without tragedy, civil rights, drinkable water, and breathable air—if we’re doing our job, you don’t have to think about these things.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

In the vineyards of Bordeaux, the unspeakable has become the drinkable.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

They passed Soda Spring, which fed into the Green River, but there wasn’t any drinkable water there, either.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone