tap water

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The risk of cryptosporidium meant residents in some parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf have been obliged to boil their tap water before drinking, cooking or brushing teeth since last Friday.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Residents who were asked to boil their tap water during the recent heatwave will be offered compensation, a water company has said.

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