How to Use water main in a Sentence

water main

noun
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  • The water main burst and flooded the street.
  • Bagley said this is the third water main break in the past four days.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Some of the sewer pipes and water mains date back to 1897.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The pool had been closed because of a water main break.
    — Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2019
  • It was forced to close for half of the 2019 season due to a large water main break.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2020
  • This is the most recent water main break to occur in the area over the past few days.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • The water main broke when the weight of a 100-foot boom caused the truck it was mounted on to flip on its side.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 June 2018
  • When a water main breaks or a bridge crumbles, the city is held back.
    — Carl Swanson, Curbed, 19 July 2021
  • The water main break occurred in the two eastbound lanes on the south side of Highland Road.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Over the past month, there have also been three water main breaks.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Mulcahy said the goal is to start construction of the water main next year.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • At each site, a worker breaks ground by the curb and digs straight down near the water main beneath the street.
    — Kevin Armstrong, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
  • And that was before a water main break forced them to relocate in the middle of the night.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, the city is starting to see more water main breaks.
    — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The water utility owns the portion of the service line from the water main to the curb stop.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • About a month ago, a water main near his parents' home burst.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Crew members repaired the water main overnight and recharged the systems.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • Police said the sinkhole was the result of a water main break.
    — charlotteobserver, 10 Apr. 2018
  • On Thursday, two days before the race, a water main broke in front of the complex.
    — Liz Clarke, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
  • Those who weren’t killed were drowned when a burst water main flooded the wreckage.
    — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Up to 80 water main breaks were reported between the time the storm hit and March 1.
    — Sarah Haselhorst, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The break of the 42-inch Dorsh Road water main is on a main not used for direct service to customers.
    — cleveland, 5 July 2020
  • Many homes still have privately owned lead pipes that connect to the water main in the street.
    — Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The trenches for laying the water mains are being dug on South Sibley and a lot of the pipes have been put in.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Officials at the time suspected the mound was due to a water main break.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Officials said part of the road had been closed off while a work crew repaired a water main break in the area.
    — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
  • To the left of the centrifuge is a trio of fiberglass/epoxy tanks that used to be part of Seaside’s water main system.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The victim was part of a work crew replacing a water main.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Video from the scene showed three water main breaks occur in the area within a two-hour time span Monday.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • The suit claims that the water main project was improperly segmented from the promenade.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024

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