waterworks

Example Sentences

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Osaka recorded more than 90 cases of water pipe leaks under its roads in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the city's waterworks bureau.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

He turns on the waterworks; his parents Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley just come off soggy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

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

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

She didn’t want them to be there for the all-too-frequent waterworks.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway