drinkable

Example Sentences

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Schools in the Balti area have moved to online learning, while authorities focus on delivering tankers of drinkable water to the local population.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Many countries in the Middle East get more than three-quarters of their drinkable water from desalination.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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

Could we be so desperate for drinkable water that we’re willing to destroy the very machines that could create it, just to get that first sip?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman