basement

Example Sentences

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Does a dark basement have to be that dark?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I lived in the basement of a distant aunt I’d never met, and the commute from Jamaica, Queens, was over an hour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Backrooms,” which reportedly had a production budget of about $10 million, stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store owner who finds a mysterious portal in his basement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

When firefighters arrived, they located a fire in the basement of a metal structure at the dock.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I’m tempted to go down to the basement and play Grace.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold