basement

Example Sentences

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An evacuation order was also issued at the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, according to local media, with politicians and staff led down to a basement shelter.

From BBC • May 20, 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 attraction -- "The Beatles at 3 Savile Row" -- will feature seven floors of never-seen-before archive material and a recreated basement studio where the Fab Four recorded their 1970 "Let It Be" album.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Chip kicked his desk chair, and sent it spiraling across the basement floor.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix