sewer

Example Sentences

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In New York, excavators scooped piles of snow into steaming orange trailers known as "hot tubs," which send the meltwater down into the city's sewer system.

From Barron's

There has been a 25% reduction in serious environmental pollution incidents and internal sewer flooding incidents have been cut by one-third.

From BBC

With an aroma that has been likened to cabbage, sulphur and sewers — depending on who the nose belongs to — the durian packs a pungence so divisive that it's banned on some public transport and hotels.

From BBC

And it stinks like the gym bathrooms that time the sewer backed up.

From Literature

“Build this house over the sewer line. There was a manhole cover in a garage. Plus, it wasn’t mapped.”

From Los Angeles Times