How to Use attic in a Sentence

attic

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  • The fourth floor, which once served as the building’s attic, is made up of loft rooms.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 July 2024
  • During a recent move, his son found it in his father’s attic.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
  • However, keeping an eye on your attic is crucial to your roof and house’s health.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Smoke alarms aren't required in unfinished attics, a storage area or in the kitchen.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That same dollhouse is currently packed away in her attic with a bin full of furniture.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
  • An officer shines a light and points his gun into the attic toward Ramos.
    — Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Crews worked until the early hours of the morning to clear the smoke from inside the building and address hot spots in the attic.
    — Caroline Silva, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Some common areas to look for holes are doors, windows, attics, crawl spaces and utility rooms.
    — Theara Coleman, theweek, 10 July 2024
  • Styles even lived in Winston’s attic in suburban London for over a year, per Rolling Stone.
    — Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Authorities said they were told another person, Pablo Ramos, was in the home’s attic.
    — Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Her grandfather evaded capture by foraging in forests and hiding in people's attics and basements.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The vaults are almost entirely rebuilt and cleaned, a new gilded copper rooster is perched atop the finished tip of the spire, and the wooden attic is redone.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • From a back staircase, the two-story walkup attic already has flooring and is ready to be finished for many uses, including sports activities.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2024
  • To get inside Johnson’s attic, officers broke a ceiling panel using the handle of her kitchen broom, according to the complaint.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In his press conference, Lipski said the firefighter was injured while attempting to rescue Lemke in the attic of their home.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
  • The fire was in the attic and in the back of the house, Metcalf said.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The house is about 1,200 square feet and has one floor with an attic.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The children slept in a room in the attic, in eight small beds lined up in a row.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2023
  • So, clear out your shelves and pull out your dusty old records from the attic.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
  • His first job was to run the ductwork in the attic and cut vent holes in the ceilings.
    — Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Or you in the attic and the other people somewhere else in the house?
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The little ones have their very own space in the attic, with enough room to both sleep and play.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Other crews pulled down the ceiling to expose the fire in the attic.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The two boxes have become one, taped back up and placed in the attic.
    — Paul Ford, WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • The soaring attic where the ghost, Ernest, likes to hang out was filmed on a soundstage.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But, even here, death was back in the attic; the couch was gone, and no one could tell us what happened to the loom.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The small 93-page diary was set aside in a box in his Bergenfield attic.
    — Megan Burrow, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But the courtroom is in the attic of his own residence.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The ordeal ended when dawn came and the bats retreated to the attic.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Fire and smoke damage had engulfed the building from the basement to the attic.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023

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