Examples of “waterworks” in a Sentence

noun The system of pipes, pumps, and reservoirs that supplies water to a town or city.

• The city's waterworks were built over a century ago.

noun Informally, tears or crying, especially when seen as excessive or manipulative — in the phrase "turn on the waterworks."

• As soon as she was caught, she turned on the waterworks.
• She turned on the waterworks when we told her the old man was dead, but she was asking questions about the will soon enough.