watergate
Example Sentences
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This is a very personal, literal watergate, and it has made Selleck the new face of celebrity drought-shaming, a term of our times for high-profile people who flout state-mandated efforts to curb water consumption.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2015
There it had been hoped to build a palace worthy of the Leauge of Nations with a magnificent watergate in memory of all the soldiers who were killed in the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gardens of the Victoria Embankment now fill up the space over which the river formerly flowed, and the watergate is merely a meaningless ornament 100 yards or more from the water.
From The Strand District The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
Since I had passed through that strange watergate to the City of Fire, the day had ended: it was night.
From Fire-Tongue by Rohmer, Sax
The Tenor had struck out for the nearest bank which, as luck would have it, brought him to the landing place at the watergate.
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
