drinkable

Example Sentences

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Within the monument, most of the roads are gravel or dirt, and there is no drinkable water, no food, no gas and spotty cellphone coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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

As for the champagne - and prestigious mineral water - Mr Stachura believes both would be drinkable today.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

If I want that job in plumbing at Menards, I have to make myself into an unobstructed pipe: water in and water just as pure and drinkable coming out.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich