sewer

Example Sentences

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She’d reported fires, trash, homeless camps and, last year, people living in the sewer, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It favors defensive sectors such as public power and water and sewer utilities for their essential nature and predictable cashflows in case the economy struggles, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 29, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Abby sat with Nan at the kitchen table while a lady old enough to be personal friends with Betsy Ross, sewer of the first US flag, hobbled around the kitchen.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry