How to Use basement in a Sentence

basement

noun
  • Does a dark basement have to be that dark?
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • It was put in the ground around the house and in the basement.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
  • In the basement, walls were knocked down to open up the space.
    Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But Rachel worked in the basement.
    Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In rooms that are drafty or don't hold heat well, like the basement.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The desk in the basement is not a retreat from life.
    Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • The basement will get an upgrade as well.
    Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The fire started in the basement of the home.
    Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Each floor has three bedrooms and there is a full basement.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The trio went downstairs and sat on the floor in the basement.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
  • There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Dre bangs on the basement door and then stands there like a zombie.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Don’t go into the dark basement alone, that kind of thing.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • She was found in a pool of her own blood in a basement hallway.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • With a basement, they'd be prepared for the worst.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The male victim had been stabbed and tied to a pole in his basement.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Keep it in the basement (or any other cool, dark area of your house).
    Madison Alcedo, Woman's Day, 7 June 2022
  • Hunter, the ne’er-do-well son, resided in the basement.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • It was done in somebody’s basement.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • What would have happened if a girl was chained in the basement and ran out of there?
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The team plans to bring the new house down to street level and build a basement garage.
    Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The finished basement has a sunken media room and a bar area.
    Saleema Syed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Neptune is in the basement, which is ruled by my two boys.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Without a doubt, the real star of the show was the basement.
    Brittany Loggins, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Some of the set works in her bygone church basement routines.
    ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Police found two knives covered in blood in the basement.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When possible, set up your desk in a guest room, basement or loft.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There is an outdoor patio and a basement vault.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • White built an apartment in their basement for his mother.
    Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

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