basement

Example Sentences

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I told them as a joke, “If it goes on like this, soon the art will be in the basement, locked away.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

One veteran value fund manager thinks so, but he’s quick to point out that value doesn’t have to mean unloved stocks that are trading at bargain basement prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Streets as well as the basement of the local police station in Nea Makri were flooded.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The second, in the basement of the house Manetta shares with her mother, drew 10.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Dad is in the basement, as usual, reviewing math curriculum for his tutoring job.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller