How to Use crevice in a Sentence

crevice

noun
  • The wall is a blank canvas, and his brain fills in the crevices.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
  • Not too many parks have the crevice back there like that.
    — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 July 2017
  • Pools of blood filled the crevices and congealed in clots.
    — Enrique Krauze, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
  • Smear the mixture all over the lamb and in any folds or crevices.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • With the crevice tool, go along the seams, around any buttons, and along the trim.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Don’t forget the grooves and crevices along the rubber trim and the tongue.
    — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2019
  • Use the crevice tool to clean along edges and in corners.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
  • Look in crevices for urchins, top snails, and true crabs.
    — Patrick May, The Mercury News, 3 June 2019
  • By that point she had been stuck in the crevice for about nine hours.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • The device comes with a crevice tool for hard-to-reach places.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Then use the crevice tool to reach crumbs and dust stuck in seams and between the seats.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Be thorough, as ticks are drawn to crevices like the armpits, back of the knees, and groin.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 31 May 2024
  • Grease a Bundt pan well, making sure to treat all of the crevices.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • In that case, choose a roller with more nap to help fill in any dips or crevices.
    — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 2 Mar. 2018
  • One crawling on the wall, one crawling on the floor by the stove, one in the crevices of the reach-in cooler.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The snakes were coiled up in a crevice near the door to the garage and were unusually large.
    — Claire Barber, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • Small fish hide in the structure’s cracks and crevices, while large sharks glide around it.
    — Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Add on the 2-in-1 brush and tool to clean the sofa or the crevice tool to reach the dust hanging on curtains.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • The strong scent of wild thyme and sage hung in the air, and reddish brown lizards darted among crevices in the walls.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Research has shown the crows even know how to use tools like sticks to bring food out of crevices.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The water pools on the crevices of his chest and belly and the camera closes in.
    — Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 23 June 2017
  • After that, use the crevice tool to reach crumbs and dust stuck between the seats and in the nooks and crannies.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Use a toothbrush to get in crevices and clean stitching.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 10 June 2023
  • When the rolls emerged, the frosting went straight on, melting a bit into the cracks and crevices.
    — Maya Wilson, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Sep. 2017
  • At one point in the climb, Honnold gets his fingers stuck in a crevice.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Wedged into the crevices of each grade of rock are tiny thickets of green and black life.
    — Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • The best part is it can be used in cracks and crevices around the house where ants may be making their way in.
    — Anna Halkidis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • And then there is the dog bed, puffy and yellow with toys burrowed in its crevices.
    — Elizabeth A. Harris, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2017
  • Then, take a spoon and carve out the center of your strawberry, forming a small crevice to hold your liquor.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Primarily bottom dwellers, the species prefers to hide in crevices or under rocks and debris in the water.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

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