sprinkler

Example Sentences

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An exterior sprinkler system can pump 40,000 gallons of water from giant tanks hidden behind the shrubs in the property’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has upgraded the fire sprinkler system and is working on resolving “all of the city’s issues.”

From Los Angeles Times

As California’s water crisis worsened, recalling the constant swish of sprinklers throughout her childhood piqued her interest in native plants.

From Los Angeles Times

"We've been conditioned to believe that there are fire sprinklers or extinguishers nearby, right? I remember thinking at one point, 'We're all going to get wet'. Obviously that didn't happen."

From BBC

The sprinkler system kicked in overhead, providing only limited relief, soaking the both of them but doing little to disperse the smoke.

From Literature