Sentence examples for striking water from inspiring English sources

The cook is drilling a well on her place, and they've gone down 260feet without striking water.

Aquifers have been so depleted that in some farming regions, wells probe a half-mile down before striking water.

Then two distinct sounds gradually emerged within each stroke: a deep percussive blow of wood striking water, followed by a dashing surge.

There was no rain for two months in the spring of 1780; in the summer of 1782, the town wells were dry and Hessian soldiers dug holes forty feet deep without striking water, arousing fears of death from thirst.

They collaborated on writing and performing the striking Water On Mars track Carousel.

And, back on the showground, Darren Hawkes' slatey Cornish plot for Brewin Dolphin is optimistically equipped with a huge-holed dolmen, through which "sunlight" will shine on opening day, striking water below in true prehistoric style.

Students were being assessed through the performance of complex experiments that required the making of music by striking water-filled glasses.

PORTLAND is one of those friendly, funky cities you move to after college to be within easy striking distance of water, mountains, coffeehouses, brew pubs and like-minded people your age — but it's just as friendly (if slightly less funky) when you have kids of your own in tow.

PORTLAND is one of those friendly, funky cities you move to after college to be within easy striking distance of water, mountains, coffeehouses, brew pubs and like-minded people your age -- but it's just as friendly (if slightly less funky) when you have kids of your own in tow.

He appropriately christened it Costa Smeralda, or "Emerald Coast," because of the striking blue-green water.

But standing at the top of the falls and looking down at the striking sight of water crashing 741 feet into the Potaro River basin will be worth your journey.