basement

Example Sentences

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Typically, I would arrive from Manhattan on a Friday night, exhausted, to find a problem, like a pipe leaking in the basement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"The Cowleys were different as after years of bargain basement managers we actually went out and did the research and found them," said Whiley.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The second, in the basement of the house Manetta shares with her mother, drew 10.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Shards of glass tinkle to the ground, and a flood of moonlight washes through the basement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer