tap water

Example Sentences

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Thousands of properties are still facing disruption to their tap water after days of supply problems.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Some areas get less than an hour of tap water a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Supreme Court judges dismissed her claim, ruling that Italian laws and regulations do not mandate venues to provide tap water to guests and that the decision to serve it is up to individual venues.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The installation of lead service lines was banned nationwide in 1986, but millions of homes still receive tap water through them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

My mom boils the dirty tap water to sterilize it and then puts it outside in the snow to cool it.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson