cranny
Example Sentences
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The film makes fantastic use of its single shooting location, tucking horror into every last nook and cranny of this potentially haunted house.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
"They'll be hiding in any nook and cranny to go to sleep during the day."
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
Just when we thought the show was done, the room went dark, techno boomed through every nook and cranny and the lighting turned a wash of red.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
I have so many books, but never enough shelves, so I have books everywhere — piled up on tables, chairs, running along window sills, books in every available nook and cranny.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
And in confirmation, a little Arctic flower, a purple saxifrage, blossomed improbably where the witch had planted it as a signal in a cranny of the rock.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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