sewer

Example Sentences

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“Hey, there’s someone down there,” one of the workers wearing an orange vest said, pointing into the sewer at West 88th Street and South Grand Avenue.

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

Scottish Water announced in January that water and sewer rates would go up 8.67% from April.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

A utility out of Bluefield snapped up the sewer and the water lines, and within a month, the people in Coalwood started receiving bills for what they had always thought was naturally free.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam