How to Use running water in a Sentence

running water

noun
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  • Take the mirror to the sink, and wash under running water.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The big house is up for sale and is condemned as well and has no running water.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Some suggest that the pain to the eyes can be reduced by running water near them.
    — Mark Kurlansky, Bon Appétit, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Their home has an outhouse and lacks running water, apart from a well with a pump.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • If the paint is dry, scrape off the excess before running water over the garment.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Ravines and valleys are carved by running water, so head for the bottom.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Here, guests can sit under trees and listen to the calming sound of running water.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023
  • So grab a bristle brush, and give the potato a scrub under running water.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • As bubbles float up and pop in the hot steam of running water, take extra time today to let your body have a long soak in the bath.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2023
  • There’s little food in the fridge (luckily a pantry has some items), and no running water.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
  • It’s now muddy, soggy and cold, and there is no running water.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The 19 dune shacks of Cape Cod are sparse: Most of them don’t have running water or electricity, but that’s part of their draw.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Though dangerous, the recent spate of storms has helped ease the state’s long-running water shortages.
    — Sarah Kaplan and Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But the schools, toilets, running water, new jobs — much of what Adani promised — have not, residents say.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There was no running water, but the heat and electricity worked fine.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The residents have power from a nearby dam, running water, a school and a bar and gardens.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • If parts of the egg white stick to the shell, try peeling the egg under running water to encourage the shell to loosen without taking all of the egg white with it.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Tens of thousands of homes lacked running water or power.
    — Yuri Kageyama, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2024
  • But many renters and homeowners still do not have running water due to frozen or burst pipes — and more cold weather is on its way.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In the winter, there’s no running water, and people have to haul water themselves to the animals.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Most of the residents of the Black community down the road lived without running water.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Now a new house is arriving on a barge, and soon Mama Sue will have indoor plumbing and running water for the first time.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
  • There was no permanent power source or running water in the house.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In the early years of the camp, refugees had to stand in long lines to receive food rations, and for decades their cramped homes lacked electricity or running water.
    — Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 5 July 2023
  • Many also lost running water, and hundreds lost their lives.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Lightly crack each egg and peel them under running water.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The city is short on planning, good roads, rail lines, electricity and running water.
    — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The Hut: There’s no electricity or running water here, though a wood stove and propane lanterns provide ambiance and warmth.
    — David Gladish, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The county does not have running water, and nearly 70 percent of it is without power.
    — Tim Craig, Antonio Olivo and Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The house had running water, electricity and phones, a rarity in that time.
    — Deepa Bharath, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022

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