crawl space

Example Sentences

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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

The group is monitoring one other bear family in another crawl space, but in past winters they often monitored more.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Generally, Bryant says, the volunteer will get into the crawl space with the bear, get behind the massive animal and scare him by yelling, clapping and sometimes firing a paintball gun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

"But ultimately, they found him hiding in a crawl space. I believe that crawl space was in the basement … and he had put some thought and work into the hiding space he was in."

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

There was a basement under the main part of the Fitzgibbons’ house, but the big kitchen had been added later and stood on a foundation of concrete blocks, with only a crawl space beneath.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien