How to Use attic in a Sentence

attic

1 of 2 noun
  • If there was a grease fire in the kitchen, check the attic.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2022-03-29
  • At night, check in the attic to see where light shines through.
    — Washington Post, 2021-11-23
  • So, clear out your shelves and pull out your dusty old records from the attic.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-02-05
  • The fire spread to all three floors and the attic, Evans said.
    — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 2019-08-27
  • It was not found in a dusty attic boxed away,’’ Ward said.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, 2019-06-08
  • The woman found food in the attic, as well as urine in a cup.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 2022-03-04
  • The fire ran along the house’s siding and jumped to the attic.
    — oregonlive, 2019-11-28
  • Due to the amount of fire, the flames quickly reached the attic.
    — Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 2022-03-21
  • And one of the pictures that showed there was a bunch of stuff up in the attic.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2025-05-16
  • The children slept in a room in the attic, in eight small beds lined up in a row.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 2023-01-31
  • The fire was contained to the first floor and the attic on the right side of the home.
    — ExpressNews.com, 2020-12-12
  • And what is that skin found in the attic of Lucas’ house?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 2021-10-29
  • The fourth floor, which once served as the building’s attic, is made up of loft rooms.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 2024-07-12
  • The rear porches were involved and the fire reached up to the attic.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 2022-06-07
  • The two boxes have become one, taped back up and placed in the attic.
    — Paul Ford, WIRED, 2023-06-15
  • The little ones have their very own space in the attic, with enough room to both sleep and play.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2024-02-08
  • The fire was in the attic and in the back of the house, Metcalf said.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 2023-03-08
  • His first job was to run the ductwork in the attic and cut vent holes in the ceilings.
    — Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 2024-03-29
  • Inside the five-room frame home, a stairway leads from the kitchen to the attic.
    — [email protected], Journal Sentinel, 2022-07-26
  • Store them in the main part of the house, not in a hot, humid attic or basement.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 2021-01-21
  • Some remnants of the tower—like the top finial—can now be seen in the attic of the home.
    — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 2024-07-26
  • Other crews pulled down the ceiling to expose the fire in the attic.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 2023-03-20
  • The fire damaged multiple floors of the house and made its way all the way up to the attic.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 2022-03-15
  • The fire progressed through the wall and reached the attic, Hanania said.
    — Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com, 2021-12-17
  • The trees crashed through the attic and took out the chimney, Jones explained.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 2024-10-03
  • The soaring attic where the ghost, Ernest, likes to hang out was filmed on a soundstage.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2023-02-24
  • The fire was determined to have started on the rear deck of the home and spread up the back wall to the attic.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2019-09-13
  • Cheif Arnold says the fire was difficult to get to because the fire was in the knee-walls of the attic.
    — Natalya Daoud, Cincinnati.com, 2019-11-17
  • The Nazis found their hide-out, in the attic of a house in Przemysl, and dragged them into the street.
    — Joanna Berendt, New York Times, 2019-09-24
  • Wakim is returning to Indiana this week to perform at the Comedy Attic in Bloomington.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025

Attic

2 of 2 adjective
  • Attic Leaks The attic is a major source of heat loss, Gault says.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Behind the Attic Wall is a masterpiece of the slow reveal, and still gives me goosebumps.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 2023-02-27
  • Her debut album Boots was reissued by Light in the Attic Records two years ago.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-10-03
  • Investigators seized the Attic Greek cup from the Met last year.
    — Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 2023-04-19
  • Rain, who formed and performed in a band called Aleka's Attic with River, also honored her late brother through art.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2023-10-31
  • The reissue record label Light in the Attic calls the compilation one of the key entries in the underwater music genre.
    — Hazlitt, 2022-11-23
  • Additionally, Hershiser’s Legends Attic memorabilia space in Claremont will move some of its stuff to a space located behind the home plate seats.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026

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