drinking fountain

Example Sentences

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I asked for water and the bartender pointed me toward a drinking fountain and some plastic cups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Here in Washington we know the name Cogswell because of the elaborate drinking fountain he forced upon the city in 1884.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022

Please, Edmonds School District, do the right thing and install a drinking fountain outside at this otherwise awesome playground.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

I grimace and bend at a drinking fountain.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram