Example Sentences

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The other day I was watering my lawn The government told me I was wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

But National Trust land and nature director Harry Bowell said the government was "watering down" its commitment to the natural world.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2022

Realizing that she’d called police because one neighbor was watering another’s flowers, Roberson said: “This is probably my fault.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

And Mr. Jennings explained his actions, Mr. Daniels said, when he stated that he was watering the neighbor’s plants while he was gone.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

I went the length of the wall, searching, so hungry my mouth was watering for those limpets.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff