: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
Examples of sewage in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFew, if any, will be removed solely to accommodate wider bike paths, taken instead to create a pothole-free street and eliminate the risk of sinkholes and sewage backups.—Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024 This saves significant amounts of water and reduces the burden on sewage treatment facilities.—Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sewage
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