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Examples of cranny in a Sentence
We saw strange, colorful creatures in the crannies of the reef while scuba diving.
We explored every cranny of the old castle.
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Sample a new wine at Vino Etcetera where there are plenty of nooks and crannies for conversation plus evening music.
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From there, the festival might be a little hard to navigate, on two outdoor stages in sight of City Hall, in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and in other nooks and crannies around the Civic Center Plaza.
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Even someone as connected as Carpenter says finding a frontman who knows all of IndyCar’s nooks and crannies is critical.
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The main pool is large and has nooks and crannies for everyone, including a sandy beach for young kids.
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The internet has created so many more nooks and crannies for influencers to crawl out of.
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Day 2: Shopping, Artsy 'Hoods, and Frida Kahlo The historic center is a true dichotomy of big city grit and old-world elegance, but much of Mexico City’s beauty is subtler, within the nooks and crannies of its outlying neighborhoods.
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Water initially collects in the nooks and crannies of a snowflake’s surface.
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As the home of Bayou Books from about 1961 to 2004, every nook and cranny of the tall, square and stately structure was stuffed with rare, antique and out-of-print volumes.
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Origin and Etymology of cranny
Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of cranny for Students
plural crannies
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: a small break or slit (as in a cliff)
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: a place that is not generally known or noticed
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