basement

Example Sentences

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I lived in the basement of a distant aunt I’d never met, and the commute from Jamaica, Queens, was over an hour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Backrooms,” which reportedly had a production budget of about $10 million, stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store owner who finds a mysterious portal in his basement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

When he started tattooing in 2004, he used the pseudonym Sunrat Tattoo, and ran his first studio out of a basement.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Sitting in an air-conditioned room in the stadium basement, he explained that he had slept badly Wednesday night and felt low on energy all day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

So now the two boys were crouched beside a wall safe in Chip’s basement.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix