crawl space

Example Sentences

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The British-born Elsie thought she was married to a harmless teacher until she smelled something awful coming from the crawl space beneath their house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But a well-known black bear in the area, known as Rose, had other plans for the home, having already settled into her new den in the home’s crawl space.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The absolutely-not-welcome mat, placed at the entrance to Johnson’s crawl space, gave the bear a little shock when he returned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

"But ultimately, they found him hiding in a crawl space. I believe that crawl space was in the basement … and he had put some thought and work into the hiding space he was in."

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

“Uncle Heath?” she hollered into the crawl space.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein