cellar

Example Sentences

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Oregon had, on the other hand, spent most of the season in the Big Ten cellar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Mount Vernon’s newest chapter lies below stairs, in the cellar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

And by any yardstick, from infant mortality to life expectancy, America occupies the cellar among peer countries, including several that many would consider to be inferior.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

My preschool was built over the cellar of the medieval palace where Shakespeare set a scene in “Richard II.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Aunt Kitty must have been on her hands and knees in the dirty cellar, because a big patch of mud was smeared across the lower part of her gown.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan