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

Bryant expects the family will remain in the crawl space until about April.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space underneath an Altadena home just after Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Police released several gas canisters into a house where Groves was believed to be hiding, and then found him hiding in a crawl space, CBS News, BBC's US partner, reported.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

That they had only two minutes to get to the crawl space under the house and that Miss Trotter wouldn’t go without Mama and Papa so JimmyTrotter had to get the photograph from the mantel.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia