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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For tight areas, like the shower door tracks, use a toothbrush to scrub the nooks and crannies.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026 And with the game’s scales tipped so far in one direction — toward players, toward equipment — the only answer for the course can be found in the greens; specifically, the smallest nooks and most inconvenient crannies of those surfaces.—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026 This handheld microfiber duster is designed to fit right into nooks and crannies to pick up dirt rather than just move it around.—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cranny
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Etymology
Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch