low water

Example Sentences

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The six-foot deep pothole had been filling with water for years, even causing low water pressure in nearby houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

In the Amazon basin, record low water levels killed fish and put endangered dolphins more at risk as well as hitting drinking water supplies for hundreds of thousands of people.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Those of us in eastern Scotland or parts of Wales are also seeing low water levels, according to water companies there.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

While firefighters struggled with low water pressure during the blaze, it’s unclear whether the damaged hydrants played a role.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

It was dead low water now, and the ship was heeled at an angle, the propeller showing clean.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier