drinkable

Example Sentences

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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

Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town's drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

And though Barolo, especially one that’s well aged, ranks among the greatest Italian reds, your Italian wine-loving friend might prefer something that’s drinkable right away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

But Pi is only able to relate the fanciful version of events that allowed him to survive for so long at sea without food or drinkable water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Dad says—as if there were a way to divide the Comet water from the drinkable water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman