How to Use basement in a Sentence

basement

noun
  • Down in the basement are a slew of amenities for entertaining.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Once the root ball has completely dried out, remove the bulb from the soil and store it in a cool place, such as a basement, until fall.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023
  • There is also a finished basement full of additional space.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Moving into her mom’s basement was the best thing that’s ever happened to Heather McMahan.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023
  • After staggering halfway up and then falling back down the stairs out of the basement, Chef Veev seems to pass out just as the timer for the half-sheet of roasting duck starts to beep.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Their arguments about their shaky future, conducted in a small basement apartment that can barely fit the two of them, display a type of authenticity that’s hardly present in the rest of the film.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Talking directly to the teen would force the vaping into the basement or the other side of the house, the parents would never learn about it, the teen would continue to vape, and would likely also avoid you for the next decade or so.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Talking directly to the teen would force the vaping into the basement or the other side of the house, the parents would never learn about it, the teen would continue to vape, and the teen would probably avoid you for the next decade or so.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • And what’s the deal with Taissa’s out-of-body episodes and creepy altar in the basement?
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • In some homes, the outside faucet has a separate shut-off in the basement.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 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
  • The woman was found tied up in the basement and the suspect was arrested.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The two would hang out in the basement, trading secrets over a bag of spicy sweet chili Doritos.
    Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 12 July 2023

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