How to Use trunk line in a Sentence

trunk line

noun
  • Pike followed the main line — called the trunk line — which had hoses branching off in other directions.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The agency anticipates replacing just over a mile of trunk line across the city this fiscal year.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • These dampers act as a block at the main duct trunk line, causing your system to function like there isn’t a vent in that particular room at all.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Still, trunk lines appear to be in better condition than the utility’s mainlines.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • About 547 miles of trunk line run underground across the city, much of which is nearing the end of its useful life and will need to be replaced in the coming years.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • There are about 547 miles of trunk line underground across the city, much of which is nearing the end of its useful life and will need to be replaced in the coming years.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • In 2018, more than 50% of trunk line segments were more than 65 years old and 11% were more than 100 years old, the report states.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • There are about 547 miles of trunk line underground across the city and 6,780 miles of distribution pipes, or main lines, in Los Angeles.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • In a 2018 assessment, more than 50% of DWP’s trunk line segments were more than 65 years old and 11% were more than 100 years old.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Like many other large cities, much of Los Angeles’ vast network of water mains and trunk lines were installed at the turn of the 20th century and are at risk of breaking, disrupting service and potentially inundating communities with water.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • The $3 million request would support construction of the one-mile sanitary sewer trunk line along 159th Street and Cedar Road, connecting to the existing Fiddyment Creek sewer line.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The reopening of Sunset Boulevard this week following a trunk line break that inundated West Hollywood with 17 million gallons of water hit a setback on Wednesday when crews discovered another leak.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • In response to the Sunset Boulevard crisis, the DWP plans to accelerate the replacement of the West Hollywood trunk line, a project that was previously scheduled to start in 2031.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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