How to Use still water in a Sentence

still water

noun
  • Fazendas rolling into the horizon, dusty roads, wooden docks on still water, and nights lit by stars.
    — Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Mosquitoes breed in still water.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • Cats are wired to look for freshly flowing water instead of still water in a stagnant source.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Purple swamp hens wade calmly through still waters as a pied kingfisher dives toward its prey.
    — Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The goal is to remove any kind of stagnant water from your yard, as still water is where mosquitoes breed.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Travelers planning a sailing trip should aim for the calmer spring months, when still waters and sunny skies are the norm.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Walk the pristine beaches and sway in a hammock over the still waters of the Ionian Sea.
    — Gary Portuesi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Handy amenities include toothbrushes, (glass) bottled sparkling and still water, and built-in worldwide plug adapters.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
  • Local Thai police said a worker discovered Wright’s body face down in still water.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The harmful algae blooms occur in still water from rapid overgrowth of cyanobacteria, which are harmful to people, livestock and pets.
    — Alex Music august 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Cranberry Lake provides a calmer contrast, with still water for swimming, kayaking, and fishing.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Thanks to the barrier reef protecting much of the southern coastline, paddle boarding and diving are best off that side, with still waters that are crystal clear thanks to the white sand bottom.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • An on-site bottling plant supplies still water in reusable glass bottles to every room, part of a broader effort to phase out single-use plastics and switch to sustainable bath amenities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Diners will have the choice of three different bottles of still water and four sparkling beginning Friday, as well as complimentary tap water.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • With her steadfast vision and the solid craftsmanship of the clothes, Trotter plumbs still waters to conjure a universe in which control and release coexist.
    — Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Its compact form, complete with turrets and crenellations, is reflected in still water on calm days, creating a scene of near-perfect storybook symmetry.
    — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Laced with streams of delicate bubbles that appear to rise, dance, and fizz inside each form, these vessels show their effervescence as frozen in flight, lending even still water a celebratory air.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Canoe, kayak, and pedal boat rentals are available to explore any of the still waters within or near the park, including Laurel Lake and Beaver Pond.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The species, which prefers still water with high levels of animal plankton like ports and canals, has caused similar problems in ports and at nuclear plants in China, Japan and India.
    — CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Mosquitos lay their eggs in standing pools of water, so residents are encouraged to examine their property for any items that may be carrying still water, particularly smaller items.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Navigating the subtle bends of the lake behind Englebright Dam, the vessel chugged across the otherwise still water, the late afternoon sun shimmering across the ripples in its wake.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Not surprisingly, these recently-still waters ran deep when Grant spoke with Variety via Zoom from her Nashville home this week to have the first detailed discussion about the new album.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • New & Noteworthy Hint's new Georgia Peach is a pure still water infused with a delicious fruit flavor, offering a refreshing and natural taste.
    — Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In the high desert of Nevada, where irrigation ditches carved by 19th-century settlers still water the fields, the Frey family has perfected the art of growing grain in unlikely places.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The proposal would ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic water bottles and paper cartons of still water under one gallon in the eastern portion of the county, from Donner Summit to North Lake Tahoe.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There was Asher Durand, master of the winsome glade; John Frederick Kensett, poet of still waters; and, above all, Thomas Cole, the philosopher-king of landscape, with whom an 18-year-old Church arranged to study privately.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

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