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