How to Use sewer in a Sentence

sewer

noun
  • The sewer line out in the street was shallow.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Meeker said the sinkhole is over a sewer line where there was a leak.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • Wastewater system used to have a sewer spill like once a week.
    — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Along with storm drains, make sure to keep you leaf piles away from sewer grates and low-hanging trees.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Along with storm drains, make sure to keep your leaf piles away from sewer grates and low-hanging trees.
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • There is only the penthouse or the sewer.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Crews plan to install water and sewer lines.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • Sewage Smell Does your guest bathroom smell like a sewer?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s the inside story of sewer ball.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • At the start of that month, a sewer backup made the kitchen unusable.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Eyes peeking out from a sewer grate, putting googly eyes on a fire hydrant.
    — Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The big question is whether Britain can pull itself out of this moral sewer.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Even a small amount of rain can cause sewer systems to overflow into the rivers.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The initial fill will come from county water and sewer.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • The sheer amount of water overwhelmed the city’s sewer system.
    — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Trump has denied that form of aid, which funds long-term projects like storm sewer upgrades, for many states this year.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Yet not even a mile away people collect water from storm sewer run-off just to make it through the day.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 23, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • When the hat passes muster, its leather sweatband will be cut down to size and applied by skilled sewers.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The new head of the water and sewer agency blamed Martínez for some of the problems.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The fee appears as a line item on water bills alongside water, sewer and drainage charges.
    — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
  • The massive gains on child care, sewer socialism with the potholes, and the snow.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • By the way, his water, sewer and gas are all still connected — but he is concerned.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Caulk holes around plumbing and sewer lines where roaches are likely to enter.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Caulk holes around plumbing and sewer lines where roaches are likely to enter.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Jackson said that, along with rebuilding the road, water and sewer work will be done.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • But smaller sewer overflows that draw far less notice are common.
    — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The town would identify, through testing, where the worst sewer sections are and fix them first.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Run the other end of the hose to an area where the tank can safely drain—a lawn, garden, or nearby sewer.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Run the other end of the hose to an area where the tank can safely drain—a lawn, garden, or nearby sewer.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Request a sewer scope if the home is older, has mature trees, or shows any signs of slow drains or backups.
    — Allison Palmer updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026

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