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

“I think it’s just sad that a kid can’t go to a drinking fountain at their school and get a drink of water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

At one point, he said on Twitter that the Badger would have a drinking fountain fed by waste water from its hydrogen fuel cell.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022

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

He wants to be Like his shoes, A little dirty From the road, A little worn From racing to the drinking fountain A hundred times in one day.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto