cellar

Example Sentences

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Oregon had, on the other hand, spent most of the season in the Big Ten cellar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Mount Vernon’s newest chapter lies below stairs, in the cellar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

"I lost everything, and we just survived because my family and our neighbours were hiding in the cellar," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

My preschool was built over the cellar of the medieval palace where Shakespeare set a scene in “Richard II.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I knew Aunt Kitty was probably poking around down in the cellar in search of the hidden money, but I wasn’t about to let on to Flora.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan