crawl space
Example Sentences
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Zollinger’s patrol partner slid into the crawl space after the suspected intruder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space underneath Johnson’s Altadena home just after Thanksgiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
The last time the bear left was Sunday, he said, to rifle through his trash cans for 20 minutes before returning to the crawl space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Some ancient redesigning of the house had left a crawl space in that corner and we’d been secreting jewelry, silver coins, and other valuables there since the start of the occupation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
