How to Use water supply in a Sentence

water supply

noun
  • This is all good for water supply, but the drought is far from over.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Shut off your home’s water supply.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That will keep tons of plastics out of our water supplies.
    — Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Many of these states depend on snow melt for water supply.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That means the plants whose roots are in the soil have a better water supply.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2021
  • Most of the time, your water supply will work even when the power goes out.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Feb. 2021
  • This is part of a whole series on the world's dwindling water supply.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This is part of a whole series on the world's dwindling water supply.
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • If leaks are found, shut off the water supply until the leaks are repaired.
    — al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The hot water supply at the three compartment ware wash sink was shut off.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • The hot water supply at the three-compartment ware wash sink was too cold.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That group oversees the state’s water supply.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And that's how fast a metro area of a half-million people can lose its water supply.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Luckily, the water supply is fresh, and there’s a dry ledge to sleep.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The tribe has long opposed the pipeline's risk to its water supply.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Aid is to focus on food, schools, the health sector, and clean water supply.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The tribe has long said the pipeline threatens its water supply.
    — CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The tribe has long said the pipeline threatens its water supply.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Then, shut off the water supply valves by turning them clockwise.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • Choose a spot that can get a good water supply and at least six hours of direct sunlight each day.
    — D.x. Fenten, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Though half the city's wells are closed, water supply has not been affected at this point.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The dyes in the runoffs from this clothing that's just sitting around end up in the water supply.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The cost of living and the lack of water supply were also top worries here.
    — Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Talk of birth-order dynamics seems to be in the water supply these days.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
  • Knowing just how much snow will melt and feed the water supply helps growers adjust.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Once the water supply is off, turn on the faucet to drain any remaining water in the pipes.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021
  • The efforts to secure new water supplies could be a race against climate change.
    — Peter Eavis Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The soil was poor, the water supply was inadequate, and there was far too much sun.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Snow in the Sierra supplies about a third of the state’s water supply.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Now health officials fear for the state of the water supply, among many other things.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023

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