basement

Example Sentences

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"He was able to go down to the basement where a lot of machinery was."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

After he discovers a wall in the store’s basement serves as a portal to the creepy rooms and he tells her about them, she follows him in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A large basement space has been outfitted with several beds, while an upstairs room features bunk beds.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

When he discovers an otherworldly portal through the wall of his basement office, he enlists his younger employees to help him explore the strange rooms with a rope tied around their waist, à la “Poltergeist.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“We lost half the kindergarten. Ollie Herdman led them out a basement door and took them all downtown.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson