waterworks

Example Sentences

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The donation worth $3.6 million was made in November by a person who a month earlier had already given $3,300 in cash for the municipal waterworks, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The efficacy of Deen’s waterworks will depend on how much the viewer is willing to buy.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

When I ask them what they learned from each other near the end of our hour-long conversation, the waterworks hit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

That the government is always caught unawares shows a depressing underinvestment in the waterworks of its cities and its rural areas.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

The lack of rain and the fact that the park’s waterworks were not yet completed meant Olmsted could not plant exposed portions of the grounds.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson