How to Use finished basement/attic in a Sentence

finished basement/attic

noun
  • The main house is about 5,200 square feet, plus a finished basement.
    — E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The finished basement has a large living area with a wood stove, bathroom and exit to the outdoors.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And in the finished basement, a shelf near the pool table holds a wooden work that depicts the family crest.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Home gyms come in all shapes and sizes, from a tiny corner of an apartment living room to a full-on studio in a finished basement or garage.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The finished basement has a kitchenette, a windowed full bathroom and a washer/dryer.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The finished basement includes a family room, a kitchenette and a laundry room.
    — Alicia Napierkowski, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Even today, many homes don't include a finished basement because of our damp, Southern soils.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The finished basement has a recreation room that includes an alcove with space for an optional wet bar, and a full bathroom.
    — Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The building has a finished basement with bike storage, a party room, and a library, and is about a six-minute walk from the 3 train.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Downstairs, the large finished basement also features lots of cozy seating, as well as a bar, kitchenette, and a karaoke machine.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Inside, the foyer offers coat hooks, slab-pine benches, tile with an inlay, and stairs to the upper floor and finished basement.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The finished basement has a rec room plus an indoor golf practice facility with putting and chipping areas.
    — cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Ranch houses also often feature an attached front-facing garage and finished basement space.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 July 2022
  • The finished basement houses the home’s mechanical systems, which are new.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
  • There was a separate dining room and sitting room, as well three bedrooms upstairs and a large finished basement with a full bathroom.
    — Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Great location, finished basement, lots of windows and natural light for plants, an attractive place to call home.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2023
  • There’s also a finished basement with guest and staff accommodations resting beneath a porte-cochère and three-car garage.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Aaron Berdofe in his finished basement, which serves as a storage room for the family of four in their Swampscott home.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Additional creature comforts include a finished basement with a gym, a huge laundry room and tons of extra storage space.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
  • The 7,571-square-foot red-brick home has three stories, a Tudor-style roof and a finished basement on a quarter-acre plot.
    — Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • There’s also a laundry room and two balconies, while a finished attic adds more than 1,000 square feet of flexible living space.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
  • The floor plans, the Bradburne and the Bradburne Multi-Gen, both have two stories above a finished basement.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • There’s also a finished basement with a media room, a guest or staff bedroom, and a rec room that can be used as a gym (the current owners used it as a hockey area for their young children).
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Features of the priciest metro Phoenix houses to sell include a finished basement and 330-bottle cellar.
    — Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Wall-to-wall carpet is best suited for private spaces like bedrooms, adjoining closets, a lounging area like a finished basement, and kid's rooms and playrooms.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The optional finished basement in the model home has a bedroom with a walk-in closet, a hall bathroom and a recreation area with a wet bar, a dishwasher and a beverage cooler.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The home’s lower level is a full-sized finished basement with 10-foot-high ceilings and custom lighting, along with a bedroom, fitness room, bar/kitchen, game room and storage.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Other features include a full bath with a Jacuzzi tub on the first floor, a second full bathroom upstairs and a finished basement with a laundry room and exterior access.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
  • The house has six bedrooms, 5 ½ bathrooms, quartz countertops, European oak hardwood, a finished basement, a bar and a fitness studio.
    — Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The four-bedroom home has wood floors, an open kitchen with a dining area, a living room with a dog nook under the stairs, a primary suite with a walk-in closet, and a finished basement with a laundry room/workout space, bath and storage.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 18 June 2023

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