How to Use crevice in a Sentence

crevice

noun
  • These fish grow to about three feet long and spend much of their time on the bottom, hiding in crevices.
    Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The condors typically lay eggs on cave floors or in large crevices.
    Morgan Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
  • These have grooves and crevices that offer perfect shelters for coral larvae.
    Saqib Rahim, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
  • This viper hunts by hiding in rocky crevices, revealing only its tail above the surface.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • In spring, meltwater filled those crevices, which later refroze.
    Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Place ant bait stations around the perimeter of your home, and block pest entryways by caulking cracks and crevices.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Most of the dust and dirt should come off pretty easily, but some of the smaller crevices may require help from a brush.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The inspector also requested holes, gaps, cracks and crevices in walls, floor and ceiling be sealed.
    Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Shining through cracks and crevices, exposing hope and compassion.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Sprinkle in crevices, and for those of you who are building or remodeling, sprinkle inside your walls.
    Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • That’s because most of the glaciers are tucked into shadowy crevices along the Continental Divide.
    Justin Franz, The Know, 1 Sep. 2019
  • That’s because most are tucked into shadowy crevices along the Continental Divide.
    Justin Franz, Houston Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The little whisk, on the other hand, fits comfortably in all of my vessels—even my mugs and my itsy butter warmer—with enough breathing room to still do its job and get in all the edges and crevices.
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Tar pits and similarly mucky death sites—from bogs to crevices and lakes—then inadvertently preserved the animals’ remains for thousands of years.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Use the crevice tool to clean along edges and in corners.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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