We saw strange, colorful creatures in the crannies of the reef while scuba diving.
We explored every cranny of the old castle.
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Bloober encourages you to poke around all of its decrepit nooks and crannies in order to find resources and unearth story tidbits.—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 Its long, slim nozzle also reaches into nooks and crannies to grab hard-to-reach dust bunnies.—Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 In their native East Asian habitats, the insects hibernate through the winter in the nooks and crannies of natural structures like cliffs, Liesch.—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 What is the easiest kind of propane grill to clean?
Gas grills with removable grates and no hard-to-reach nooks and crannies are the easiest to clean.—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cranny
Word History
Etymology
Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch
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