How to Use fountain in a Sentence

fountain

1 of 2 noun
  • The crowd gathered around the fountain in the plaza.
  • This fountain isn’t just great for bird baths.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • This fountain isn’t just great for bird baths.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Three fountains were built along each wing of the mall.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
    — Oleg Cetinic, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • Each dish comes with a coffee or a fountain drink.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Others grab tacos from food trucks and sit around a fountain to eat.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
  • At nighttime, the fountain and ice palace all shine and sparkle.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.
    — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And the fountains emerged in a remote area, so few got to watch.
    — CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This isn't your chintzy golf club with lawn chairs and marble fountains.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • The fountain has none of those things today, and hasn’t for years.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Those bricks and stones surround the fountain.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Sit in one of the iconic green chairs by the fountain and watch the city go by.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
  • People would toss coins in the pit, like a fountain at a shopping mall.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The fountain from the old garden will also be brought back.
    — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But the sign says combos include small fries and small fountain drink.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Tourists in Rome sought relief in fountains.
    — CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • The fountain drink nozzles had a heavy presence of a black residue.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • Liriope has long, slender leaves that arch over like a fountain.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • Liriope has long, slender leaves that arch over like a fountain.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Afterward, in the park, a jazz trio played near the fountain.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Hot tubs and and spray fountains are also common sources.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Stand with your back to the fountain and throw the coins with your right hand over your left shoulder.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some pumpkins veer off course and soak their skippers in the pond’s fountain.
    — Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The fountain, by the way, didn’t just dry up yesterday.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Many parks have pools, splash pads, fountains or misting stations to help beat the heat.
    — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The amphitheater wouldn’t have done that, but the fountain will.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

fountain

2 of 2 verb
  • If this strikes a chord with you, employ the help of a skilled designer to lay the pool or fountain out for you.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The lava from these fissures can sometimes fountain high into the air, driven by pressurized gases that also escape through the fissures, but there is no plume of ash.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 11 May 2018
  • Coke is also planning to halt retail-store sales of Hubert’s Lemonade, limiting the brand to fountain machines only, the spokeswoman said.
    — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Lava fountains 300 ft high during May 5 fissure eruption in Leilani Estates.
    — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 7 May 2018
  • Starting May 3, Kilauea has fountained lava and flung ash and rocks from its summit, destroying hundreds of homes, closing key highways, and prompting health warnings.
    — Sophia Yan and Malcolm Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2018
  • That’s $5 fan favorites like hot dogs, french fries, soft pretzels, nachos with cheese, popcorn, chips, candy and fountain Pepsi products, as well as some domestic draft beers at $10.
    — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists say the lava leaking from the Kilauea volcano is fountaining up to 250 feet in the air and flowing at much higher-than-normal temperatures.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 June 2018
  • Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say that lava is consistently fountaining from Fissure 8, reaching heights up to 180 feet, feeding the flow.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 June 2018

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