plumbing

Example Sentences

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“More than 1,500 vessels and tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped in the Gulf, a stark reminder that the plumbing of global energy has not been restored, only managed.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Palantir insiders compare what they do to "plumbing" - joining together scattered stores of information.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

More young Americans are turning to trade school to pursue in-demand jobs like plumbing and electrical work but encountering something they didn’t expect: hefty price tags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“Didn’t have indoor plumbing until I was 15.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

There was no indoor plumbing, and in the bitter winter the trip to the outhouse was one I learned to delay as long as possible.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson