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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But Cameron has spent ample time building out this sci-fi world, whose nooks, crannies, and philosophical limits are still delightful to examine.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025 The church is an old building with spires and crannies, looking like a candle that’s been left out too long to burn and melt.—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 Paired with the smaller, circular brush head, it's meant to get into all the nooks and crannies standard brush heads can't reach.—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 1 Dec. 2025 This cleaner even has the ability to transform into a handheld vacuum to reach up high in nooks and crannies.—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cranny
Word History
Etymology
Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch
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