root cellar
Example Sentences
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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
Onward to the root cellar, basket in hand, to forage for ingredients.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
The last time I was in that root cellar was many years ago, but even now, I can remember every detail.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
The haze moves off, and I see my pond, my millhouse, and the root cellar.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
