Example Sentences

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Faucets were dry or dribbling a muddy brown.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Q: Faucets leaked in my son-in-law’s tiled bathtub enclosure, which caused the old greenboard below them to dissolve and a few rows of tiles to come loose.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Image: Kohler Also in the bathroom space, Kohler is launching a line of Touchless Residential Bathroom Faucets starting at $199 that you turn on and off with the wave of a hand.

From The Verge • Jan. 3, 2022

Faucets and lights turning on and off at random.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2015

Faucets can be kept bright by rubbing with whiting and alcohol, followed by a vigorous polishing with a bit of flannel.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)