Examples of sewerage in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Residents in the city and a number of surrounding suburbs served by the sewerage district are asked to take shorter showers, save laundry and dishes for another day, and empty rain barrels regularly.
—
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Within industrial production, water supply and sewerage drove a decline.
—Andrew Atkinson, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
The sewerage district is leading a project to build a new facility on Jones Island to store the contaminated sediment.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
There is no sewerage system, no garbage collection, not even sufficient water to handle the proliferation of people and new homes.
—Julie Satow, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
London's existing sewerage network dates back to the second half of the 1800s.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
Milwaukee’s sewerage district is converting the Burnham Canal, which runs from 7th to 15th streets north of Bruce Street in Walker’s Point, into a nearly seven acre wetland.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
Add the terrible structure of our knees, our lower backs, the fact that the opening of the tubes carrying food and air are so close that choking is a significant cause of mortality, the awkwardness of having our reproduction and sewerage emerging right next to each other.
—David P. Barash, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
More than half of these investment needs—almost $450 billion—will be required in basic municipal services such as water supply, sewerage, municipal solid waste management, storm-water drainage, urban roads, and street-lighting.
—Quartz, 16 Nov. 2022
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Within industrial production, water supply and sewerage drove a decline.
—Andrew Atkinson, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
The sewerage district is leading a project to build a new facility on Jones Island to store the contaminated sediment.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
There is no sewerage system, no garbage collection, not even sufficient water to handle the proliferation of people and new homes.
—Julie Satow, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
London's existing sewerage network dates back to the second half of the 1800s.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
Milwaukee’s sewerage district is converting the Burnham Canal, which runs from 7th to 15th streets north of Bruce Street in Walker’s Point, into a nearly seven acre wetland.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
Add the terrible structure of our knees, our lower backs, the fact that the opening of the tubes carrying food and air are so close that choking is a significant cause of mortality, the awkwardness of having our reproduction and sewerage emerging right next to each other.
—David P. Barash, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
More than half of these investment needs—almost $450 billion—will be required in basic municipal services such as water supply, sewerage, municipal solid waste management, storm-water drainage, urban roads, and street-lighting.
—Quartz, 16 Nov. 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sewerage.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near sewerage
Cite this Entry
“Sewerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewerage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on sewerage
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for sewerage
Britannica English: Translation of sewerage for Arabic Speakers
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share