basement

Example Sentences

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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

The awards she won are now hidden away in her basement "until I get used to the idea".

From BBC • May 22, 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

Even in the dim light of the basement, Jonah could tell that Chip had a panicky sheen of sweat on his face.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix