Example Sentences

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These days, deLaski is most worried about standards related to gas appliances, particularly gas tankless water heaters.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

Linden was specifically picturing commercial toilets: the tankless, lidless workhorses found in public restroom stalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Energy-saving features include vinyl, double-pane, thermal-insulated, Low E single-hung windows with tilt lower sash, a high-efficiency natural gas heating and cooling system, programmable thermostat, high-efficiency tankless hot water heater, and Energy Star-rated appliances.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

One of the best features of tankless units is modulating heating that increases or decreases based on demand.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022

“Society can’t have much use for us or it’d pay us something,” Gusterson sourly asserted, staring blankly at the tankless TV and kicking it lightly as he passed on.

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz