How to Use crevice in a Sentence

crevice

noun
  • Seal any cracks and crevices with caulk.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Look for any small holes or crevices mice could squeeze through.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Look for any small holes or crevices mice could squeeze through.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
  • By that point she had been stuck in the crevice for about nine hours.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • Or are there answers to find in its crevices?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Thyme can survive in small crevices.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Seal cracks and crevices where insects can slip in and hide.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Stink bugs make their way into homes through cracks and crevices.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • Smear the mixture all over the lamb and in any folds or crevices.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The device comes with a crevice tool for hard-to-reach places.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • The wall is a blank canvas, and his brain fills in the crevices.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
  • Above, herring gulls wheel and nest in the cliff’s rugged crevices.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In that case, choose a roller with more nap to help fill in any dips or crevices.
    — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Use an old toothbrush to scrub the corners and crevices.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With the crevice tool, go along the seams, around any buttons, and along the trim.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 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
  • One solo roach sat inside a wall crevice.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Some were spotted on cave walls and tucked into rocky crevices.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Small fish hide in the structure’s cracks and crevices, while large sharks glide around it.
    — Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • There’s talent in every crevice of that room.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Drop mounds of jam into empty crevices.
    — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Grease a Bundt pan well, making sure to treat all of the crevices.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Make sure to wipe along the cap and moldings where dust gets into crevices.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Be sure to clean in every crevice to remove residue, mold, and mildew.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t forget the grooves and crevices along the rubber trim and the tongue.
    — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2019
  • Be thorough, as ticks are drawn to crevices like the armpits, back of the knees, and groin.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 31 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 wind howled through crevices and banged against quarter-inch, single-pane glass.
    — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 28 June 2019

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