How to Use storm drain in a Sentence

storm drain

noun
  • The ducklings were also found in a storm drain.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In one, the black-and-white dog appears stuck in the giant hole that makes up the storm drain.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This can be a storm drain, retention pond, or simply a safe spot away from your home.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The exit point for the water may be a storm drain or a dry well installed in the soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The exit point for the water may be a storm drain or a dry well installed in the soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The device was removed from the storm drain by the bomb squad and inspected.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
  • The entrance to the storm drain was then sealed to prevent further access.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • At the time of her rescue, the woman had been stuck in the storm drain for several hours.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Trapped in a storm drain, one tiny kitten’s fate hung in the balance - until heroes stepped in.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • By the time rescuers got to the scene, the reptile had found a hiding spot in a storm drain, troopers said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
  • In the clip, two women are with the dog, who is only able to peek his head partially out of the storm drain.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Read Next Texas Gator living in storm drain wins fans in Texas town.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Officers responded to the area and found smoke coming from a storm drain.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
  • Video shows the officers reaching in to grab six of the ducklings through the open storm drain cover.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
  • Any contamination that goes down the storm drain can end up in the ocean full of surfers and sea turtles.
    — Joshua Partlow, Scott Wilson and Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • That caller reported that people involved in the crash had fled, and that one had thrown a gun down a storm drain.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
  • The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • White truck with a trailer dumped liquid from the radiator into a storm drain.
    — Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In her video taken of the event, firefighters could be seen using metal tools to open up the storm drain on the edge of the street.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • How did a wild turkey the size of a rose bush fit through a six-inch hole and get trapped in a storm drain on the South Side?
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Gomez believes debris may have blocked a storm drain outside the restaurant, leaving nowhere for the water to go.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Read Next Florida ‘Frantic barks’ lead to scared dog stuck in storm drain.
    — Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
  • More than a half-dozen ducklings were rescued from a storm drain in Westbrook on Thursday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
  • At the time of her rescue, the woman had been stuck in the storm drain for several hours, Hopkins said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The mixture painted everything – a nearby storm drain cover, cars in the yard, the side of the house, all bright pink.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2024
  • Tragedy struck when the dad of three accidentally got too close to the storm drain pipe in his yard while collecting one of the balls.
    — Michael Nied, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The fire spread underground through a storm drain and ignited a holding pond at a chemical plant.
    — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023

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