reservoir

Example Sentences

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In some older fields, the shock permanently alters reservoir dynamics, erasing some capacity forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"Craig was my mentor, wise counsel, passionate advisor, and great friend. He was the distinguished elder statesman with a reservoir of Olympic knowledge and experience which he shared willingly and to great effect," Coe added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The reservoir supplies water to more than 60,000 acres of farmland in Yuba County as well as users south of the Delta.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer