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

But a well-known black bear in the area, known as Rose, had other plans for the home, having already settled into her new den in the home’s crawl space.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The absolutely-not-welcome mat, placed at the entrance to Johnson’s crawl space, gave the bear a little shock when he returned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Police released several gas canisters into a house where Groves was believed to be hiding, and then found him hiding in a crawl space, CBS News, BBC's US partner, reported.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

We learned that Tad Schmitt found a bright blue vein of gas still burning when he was clearing rubble from what used to be the school’s crawl space.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez