drinking fountains
- plural of drinking fountain.
Example Sentences
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Visitors are being advised to drink only bottled water or from safe sources such as Scottish Water drinking fountains.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
“On campus there were no ‘colored’ or ‘white’ signs on the drinking fountains or bathroom doors,” General Cooper wrote in a reminiscence published in Notre Dame magazine in 2014.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Because dehydration is a big contributor to heat-related illnesses, the German government, for instance, has been adding more public drinking fountains to ensure people stay hydrated.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2023
Last year, Betty Rivas was startled by a letter telling her that the drinking fountains her 8-year-old used at school weren’t safe.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
