root cellar
Example Sentences
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People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
In one case, a Russian was said to be living in a root cellar and eating only pickles for months.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022
When I was growing up in Ukraine, every time I stayed at my grandmother’s house, we would go into her root cellar to pick something delicious for our next meal.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
For most of us, a brown paper bag kept at room temperature will suffice, but a root cellar would be better if you have one.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022
We turn the buckets upside down inside the root cellar.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
