basement

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Each Sunday afternoon, after a Spanish-language service, lawyers, translators and parishioners gather in the basement foyer to help families navigate the immigration system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

We visit their control room in the basement of a building.

From BBC • May 21, 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

The material is sticky like sap and intricate like the spiderwebs Ma always tells me to clean out of our basement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer