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Recent Examples of undrinkable
But when devastating wildfires ravaged the West Coast in September 2020, gallons of wine were left undrinkable.
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Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The storm cut off 70% of Asheville’s water supply, and more than 40% of private wells were declared undrinkable.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
For the most part, water was thought to be undrinkable.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The leaks can lead to heavy metal contamination and potentially lower pH levels, all of which can make drinking water undrinkable.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The storm cut off 70% of Asheville’s water supply, and more than 40% of private wells were declared undrinkable.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
For the most part, water was thought to be undrinkable.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
The leaks can lead to heavy metal contamination and potentially lower pH levels, all of which can make drinking water undrinkable.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for undrinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undrinkable
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Consumption of contaminated food can cause salmonellosis, the most common symptoms of which are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after consumption.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Most people infected with salmonella start developing symptoms 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated product.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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The explosion of money in the game in the past few years has made things only more toxic.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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As explained by Hill's Pet Nutrition, spicy food can be toxic for dogs and can lead to excessive thirst or even vomiting.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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From such small radioactive acorns do poisonous oaks grow.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The attack, which only killed the bomber but could have been much worse, is an act worthy of perhaps the dumbest and most poisonous ideology on the planet right now.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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