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Check outdoor faucets, hoses, and sprinklers for leaks, and avoid overwatering the grass.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 But having an oversized, industrial-style faucet at my small kitchen sink often leads to pools of water on the counter.—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 July 2025 The small grocery on the next street seems fully stocked; the air-conditioning works in my apartment; faucets give water.—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 22 June 2025 Consider swapping out old faucets, showerheads and cabinet handles for modern, stylish options.—Ann Hoke, USA Today, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for faucet
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false
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