How to Use attic in a Sentence

attic

noun

• Turns out, he's kept it all these years in his parent's attic.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 1 Mar. 2021
• The man who was allegedly in the attic has not been identified.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
• The portrait hanging over the fireplace was actually found in the attic of the house.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 24 Feb. 2021
• After the main body of fire was extinguished, overhaul work began and the fire in the attic was extinguished.
  — courant.com, 18 Feb. 2021
• During the storm, a pipe burst in the attic above her kitchen, buckling the ceilings, Formica counters, walls and floors.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• The walk-up attic has plumbing for expansion potential.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• Finer screens will be deployed over vents where flying embers sometimes enter homes and ignite attics.
  — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
• Fire crews investigated and found the fire in the attic and quickly extinguished it.
  — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
• An exhaust fan venting to the attic can cause problems to fester for months or years, and attract not only mold and rot but termites and pests.
  — Paul F.p. Pogue, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
• Widow’s walks are typically constructed of wood and accessed by a hatch or ladder in the attic.
  — Lia Picard, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
• How to prevent pipes from freezing Many homes will have exposed pipes within their homes, perhaps under the sink or in a garage or an attic.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2021
• Duffield said investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen area, near the back of the house, and extended into the attic.
  — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2021
• Photo: Hayley Ellen Day A playroom takes up about half of a massive former attic that’s lit by skylights.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Jan. 2025
• Nancy Owings said her husband’s state championship plaque usually stays in the attic at home, along with other mementos and memories from so many years ago.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Feb. 2021
• The fire was in the attic and in the back of the house, Metcalf said.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2023
• If there was a grease fire in the kitchen, check the attic.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• Due to the amount of fire, the flames quickly reached the attic.
  — Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
• At night, check in the attic to see where light shines through.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
• The house is about 1,200 square feet and has one floor with an attic.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• Smoke was coming from the roof and flames through the attic.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
• The woman found food in the attic, as well as urine in a cup.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2022
• The rear porches were involved and the fire reached up to the attic.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
• The children slept in a room in the attic, in eight small beds lined up in a row.
  — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2023
• And what is that skin found in the attic of Lucas’ house?
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2021
• Some remnants of the tower—like the top finial—can now be seen in the attic of the home.
  — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
• The fire progressed through the wall and reached the attic, Hanania said.
  — Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2021
• So, clear out your shelves and pull out your dusty old records from the attic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• His first job was to run the ductwork in the attic and cut vent holes in the ceilings.
  — Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Inside the five-room frame home, a stairway leads from the kitchen to the attic.
  — [e-mail], Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2022
• The trees crashed through the attic and took out the chimney, Jones explained.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025