How to Use water right in a Sentence

water right

noun
  • Our water rights face a growing threat.
    — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • Now, place a bucket filled with water right outside of the sheet.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
  • But the columns that are under water right now are part of a shipwreck.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 June 2025
  • This concentrates a huge volume of water right up against the house in one spot.
    — Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
  • That means older water rights take precedence.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Soaker hoses deliver water right to the soil, where the roots are.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022
  • When you’re done brushing, spit out your toothpaste—but don’t rinse out your mouth with water right away.
    — Drew Schwartz, SELF, 10 Feb. 2023
  • For tribes, the first challenge is securing their water rights.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
  • The ranch has senior water rights, ponds, creeks and aquatic systems.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Bellot said access to fresh water is a mess and people can't drink the water right now.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Your team members aren’t the only ones trying to cross a body of choppy water right now.
    — Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The reason was water; vying for water rights had shaped much of the region.
    — Nancie Clare, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Duke says the wall interferes with its water rights under the flood easement.
    — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The amount cut varied based on how much moisture river drainages received and what kind of water right was held.
    — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The tankers would serve as mother ships, feeding smaller vehicles that could take water right to the fire.
    — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • How the extra day keeps everything on track Some tribes’ water rights date back further.
    — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Our ancestors were forced into boarding schools and to abide by strict laws on land, language, and water rights.
    — Parvannah Lee, Teen Vogue, 22 Nov. 2018
  • From the border, to oil theft, water rights, data centers, and many other issues.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And as part of the treaty that was signed by both sides, there was a promise that the Navajo would've access to water rights.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • Landowners sold mineral, land, and water rights to oil and gas companies.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The case, launched 20 years ago, held the potential to reimagine how tribes secure their water rights.
    — Anna V. Smith, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
  • Pair them with thin merino socks and the action of your pumping feet will literally pump the water right out of the shoe.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2017
  • The tribe also has the right to acquire future water rights under the settlement.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
  • Todd has said his firm believes the water rights on the property are worth $238 million.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The engineer re-approved the water rights less than two months after the donation.
    — Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The city bought the property to protect water rights in the aquifer under Ford Ranch.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 July 2019
  • Strong winds blew water right off bays and harbors in Tampa and Port Charlotte.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Pour two teaspoons of room temperature or cold water on the tapioca flour, and mix the flour with the water right away.
    — Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2019
  • In Texas, as in many states west of the Mississippi, water rights can be worth more than the land itself.
    — T. Christian Miller, Propublica, Kiah Collier and Julian Aguilar, star-telegram, 14 Dec. 2017

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