root cellar
Example Sentences
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At one point, the Ukrainians identify a root cellar beneath a destroyed farmhouse as a shelter for Russian soldiers.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2024
People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
She recalled hiding in a root cellar with her baby brother, just as residents did last year.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
When I was growing up in Ukraine, every time I stayed at my grandmother’s house, we would go into her root cellar to pick something delicious for our next meal.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
I hear the latch on the root cellar door thump and close my journal.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
