sewer

Example Sentences

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Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

He and Angel had cheered as they circled down to the sewer where they belonged.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper