every nook and cranny
idiom
: every place : everywhere
We searched every nook and cranny.
: every part
He knows every nook and cranny of that engine.
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Use every nook and cranny under the sink for full under-sink storage, then hide it all behind a fashionable sink skirt.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
This means picking up every item in that collection of brass candlesticks, trinket boxes, and chinoiserie to clean under it—as well as every nook and cranny in your collection.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The Malecon traces the shoreline, making for an easy walking path without sand getting in every nook and cranny.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
Owens puts painstaking thought into every nook and cranny and changes things up each year, Martin said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
This means picking up every item in that collection of brass candlesticks, trinket boxes, and chinoiserie to clean under it—as well as every nook and cranny in your collection.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The Malecon traces the shoreline, making for an easy walking path without sand getting in every nook and cranny.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
Owens puts painstaking thought into every nook and cranny and changes things up each year, Martin said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Every nook and cranny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20nook%20and%20cranny. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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