basement

Example Sentences

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It turns out, there are a couple of basement levels here that were designed into the ballroom— they weren’t initially disclosed—that have to do with national security.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

I then started my own business teaching in the basement of my home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“I just happened to go to that corner of the basement and open that door and see all the bikes,” Araujo said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"We share the nature of the event, its context and exact position," commanding officer Thomas Scalabre tells AFP in a basement in the French city of Brest.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The evening breeze blows through the cracked hatch and tries to push me backward—right back to doing nothing in my best friend’s basement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer