Example sentences for: hydro-electric

How can you use “hydro-electric” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • North Manitoba nickel and Labrador iron were replacing depleted resources south of the border; huge oil strikes were made near Edmonton, Alberta, in 1947; a uranium reactor started up in Ontario in 1952; and hydro-electric plants mushroomed all across the country.

  • A number of hydro-electric dams have been built (or are being built), roads are being extended, schools and health posts are multiplying.

  • The valley on the opposite side of the road, south of the pousada, is known as Serra de Água, and lays claim to the distinction of being the island’s first hydro-electric power station.

  • Water gushes down from the mountains; some is diverted to hydro-electric stations, but a lot simply drains off into the sea, splashing off passing cars like a natural car wash or amusement-park ride.


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