How to Use basement in a Sentence

basement

noun
  • In some homes, the outside faucet has a separate shut-off in the basement.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The woman was found tied up in the basement and the suspect was arrested.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Just me and my getting used to living in the basement, caring for each other.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The first attack came in the basement on Thanksgiving night.
    Goldie Taylor, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Ah, but Hal’s already there, in the basement with a hammer embedded in his skull.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Joe Biden didn't -- barely had to leave his basement in Wilmington.
    ABC News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • That device and a second camera in the basement disappeared after the killing, the filing says.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Biden beat Donald Trump from his basement in 2020, and then pulled a rabbit out of his hat in ...
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The rising producer began making music at the age of four on an upright piano in her parents’ basement.
    Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The home’s wellness features in the basement include a gym, a sauna, a Turkish bath, a massage room and a Zen meditation garden.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Scott’s science-prodigy daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), now a plucky young woman of 18, has built some sort of meta telescope in the basement.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The lawsuit says Sister Mary Bridgette would lead the boy to a room in the basement, give him a cup of alcohol and instruct him to remove his clothing before leaving him in the dark.
    Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • It was put in the ground around the house and in the basement.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
  • The cat’s food dish is in the basement, kept separate from the dog’s dish in the kitchen.
    Judith Martin, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a scene where Marge floats over to the basement door to get to Maggie.
    Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The basement has a bathroom, a bedroom, and a den in it.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2024
  • Dre bangs on the basement door and then stands there like a zombie.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Things get tougher from here on out, but for now, Clark Lea and the Commodores are out of the basement.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The fire traveled from the basement of 30 Worcester sq.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • At one point, the basement flooded because of a burst pipe.
    Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • For gaming and a movie night, head down to the 2,775-square-foot finished basement.
    Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • As for the basement, the team added a rock-climbing wall, a reading nook, and a jungle gym for the kids.
    Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The harshest abuse came in moments of capture, rather than in the basement.
    Alex Horton, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The laundry machines are in the basement, which is a common area.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • If there's no basement, go to a small room on the lowest level of the building.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • During filming, Glazer and the crew hid in the basement.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Out of the basement, the beeps and honks of the synth danced around one another, just as the voices did in Paris some 900 years ago.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the 24-year-old had a 30-year-old boyfriend, who slept over three to four nights a week – in the parents’ basement.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The group shot the song’s shadowy and smoky video in Pearl’s basement, which matches the tune’s dark and resilient tone.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The warren of galleries is down a stairwell in a 7,000-square-foot basement.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2023

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