basement

Example Sentences

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Orson has embarrassing gastric issues and watches alpha-male videos in the basement, where he also practices the bassoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Typically, I would arrive from Manhattan on a Friday night, exhausted, to find a problem, like a pipe leaking in the basement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Streets as well as the basement of the local police station in Nea Makri were flooded.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Shards of glass tinkle to the ground, and a flood of moonlight washes through the basement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer