How to Use waterway in a Sentence

waterway

noun
  • But now some of those waterway dreams seem set to run aground.
    — CNN, 14 Aug. 2022
  • There aren’t many waterways in the world clean enough to bathe in and drink from.
    — Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Since the fish is a cold-water species, warmer waterways is bad news.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Fars denied the waterway was open to any ships.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Check out the whole list here to see which waterways in your region are at-risk.
    — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2020
  • For her, access to a clean and healthy waterway is a human right.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The red and white stripes symbolize the roads and waterways of the state.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The park has a scenic and fun, lengthy boardwalk crossing a waterway to get to the beach.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The waterway takes about two days to sail in each direction.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • One day saw as many as 42 ships travel through the waterway.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • Right now, invasive species trees block a view of the waterway.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Dams have redirected waterways, and rivers have changed course all on their own.
    — Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Beneath the bridge, on both sides of the narrow waterway, a wide trail ran along the lake.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Later, teenagers approached and yelled to him from across the waterway.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 13 May 2021
  • But that waterway is a key artery for more than 20% of the world's oil supply.
    — Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The plan is to use clean energy on waterways.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
  • After all, this was a small waterway in the heart of a major urban area.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022
  • About 20% of the world's oil supplies pass through the waterway.
    — Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Glaciers, waterways and mud are exceptions to the norm.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Others are opting to cross in the dark, popping up once clear of the waterway.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Water comes from drains above them and from the waterway leading out from the tunnel.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas is shipped through the waterway.
    — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Eighty percent of oil that transits the waterway is bound for Asia.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • The ship’s stern had swung around and was now in the middle of the waterway, tracking data showed.
    — Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Several tankers passed through the waterway, which has in effect been closed for months.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
  • Before the war, the waterway off Iran’s coast carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil.
    — Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • At least 20 percent of the world’s crude oil is moved through the strategic waterway.
    — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Algae blooms choke our waterways.
    — Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Up to 30% of the world’s oil travels through the narrow waterway.
    — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • How can winter salt impact the waterways?
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026

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