How to Use low water in a Sentence

low water

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  • But this is not the first time the low water levels have revealed the ship.
    — CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Even with the low water flow of late summer, this spot is gorgeous.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Can any of the high water use plants be replaced with low water use plants?
    — Richard Restuccia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • The mayor said low water pressure could last a few days.
    — Emily Wagster Pettus and Michael Goldberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022
  • And the low water levels also raise the stakes if anything in the Rhine shipping route goes wrong.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The tens of thousands of fish eventually sucked up all of the oxygen in the low water levels of the creek.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Ryan said low water levels caused by Utah’s drought made the car visible in the first place.
    — Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Part of the reason for this is fall water is often low water.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The key culprits were drought, low water supply, and the removal of orchards.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Murrell’s low water boat ramp, picnic area and camping sites 1 to 8 were closed, as was the eastern half of the park.
    — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 28 May 2021
  • The drought combined with high heat to produce all-time low water levels.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • When to go: Summer is the best time to kayak on the Liffey, due to lower water levels and warm weather.
    — Alex Schechter, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The low water flows have left huge swathes of marshland completely dry.
    — Wil Crisp, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The range over the past 25 years along the Detroit River has been about a 3-foot difference from low water level to high.
    — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2019
  • Others said that their showers had low water pressure and took too long to heat up.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Make sure to use a low water pressure and clean and disinfect your bidet every now and then.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The low water levels in the lake have presented some challenges, mainly in the way of a landlocked dock.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • The key was low water and a falling tide -- two things that almost always follow the passage of cold fronts.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • There are many available trees rated for very low water use.
    — Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022
  • Dry years can mean low water levels and exposed shorelines, while wet years can bring storms and the risk of wreckage.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • Earlier this week, the low water levels in Lake Mead led to the discovery of the body of a man in a barrel who was likely shot in the 1980s.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
  • Fly fishing should be heating up too with the lower water.
    — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 18 Apr. 2018
  • During times of inclement weather, there can be low water pressure in the pipes.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • There are few signs of relief for the low water levels on the Mississippi.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • On Friday, the Coast Guard said there were more than 1,800 barges and vessels stuck along the river because of low water levels.
    — Kim Chipman Bloomberg News (tns), al, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Friday's low water mark comes barely a month after Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the river, reached a record low.
    — Sophia Eppolito, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The low water makes many of our classic spring bays untenable for the fish because the water is too skinny.
    — Jill Dutton, Field & Stream, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Some residents in parts of the city have low water pressure or none at all, according to a press release from the city.
    — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • So they were moved into a different first-floor room, Miller said, that had low water pressure and faulty electricity.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
  • The wrecks can hamper river traffic during low water levels.
    — Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024

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