attic

Example Sentences

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Crews are responding to a fire in the attic of the Magic Castle, the iconic Hollywood event venue and world-famous home of the Academy of Magical Arts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

We had no home and no possessions, except what could fit in our Toyota and a few boxes in my parents’ attic in south London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Just days before Netflix airs a serialised adaptation of the novel, hundreds of curious visitors have come to the museum, squeezing past one another on the narrow wooden stairs up to Basmaci's attic room.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Omer Sheikh was in the house during the search and directed investigators to the attic, where 121 boxes of rubber gloves were discovered, as well as a box of face masks.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

I’d make up stories about it: tales of a land that only existed in Bubbe’s attic, with a princess imprisoned in a tower and a monster standing guard outside the big bolted doors.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler