rainwater

Example Sentences

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He avoids bottled water due to microplastics and has set up an elaborate system to catch rainwater from the house roof.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

These included data from Arctic ice-cores and rainwater samples collected around the world.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Another 30 percent were able to drink from a tap in their yards, while others depended on communal taps and rainwater tanks.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Such cisterns typically would be installed underground, and could also be designed to capture rainwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

I spent a moment at Miss Maggie’s cistern, dusting myself off and sluicing rainwater over my head, before I met her at her door.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk