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
In a peaceful time, a typical Ukrainian root cellar is an underground structure that’s used as an alternative to a refrigerator for storing crops, preserves and ferments.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
Before he gets to the door I say, “Let’s make sure he sees that the root cellar is gone. Make him happy.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
