vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar

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But inside the communal apartments is a world of dank spaces with dangling wires, sepia-colored sinks, peeling wallpaper, and strange smells, but sporting high ceilings and original 19th-century moldings, brass fixtures, and parquet floors. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, "Too close for comfort, and the virus, in Russia’s communal apartments," 13 June 2020

Staged mostly in dank basements and empty parking lots, the film follows Scott (Davidson), a screwup in his mid-20s with vague aspirations of being a tattoo artist and who still lives with his mother (Marisa Tomei). David Sims, The Atlantic, "Judd Apatow Is Okay With Not Being Funny," 11 June 2020

She was stripped naked and left with nothing but a blanket and a roll of toilet paper in a dank windowless room. Saida Grundy, The Atlantic, "Why Boredom Affects Us So Much," 17 Apr. 2020

David, on the other hand, has a Lennonish habit of opening the doors and inviting us in to explore the dank, weird corners of his mind, his neuroses and grievances. Kyle Smith, National Review, "The Lennon and McCartney of Comedy," 20 Mar. 2020

Just as The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord stockpiled guns and ammo, the Q folks stockpile rare Pepes, dank memes and elaborate link-analysis charts for when the cause needs them. Matt Farwell, The New Republic, "The Forgotten Christian Terror Cult That Presaged Trump’s Memes," 22 Oct. 2019

Dear Readers: Shopping for and wearing vintage cotton T-shirts and clothes is cool and fun, but sometimes the clothes can have a musty, dank and clammy smell. Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Combating dry skin in winter," 16 Jan. 2020

The amount of time spent in a dank strip club has gone way up. Mike Hale, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Outsider’ Takes a Stephen King Novel and Makes It Darker," 10 Jan. 2020

On a dank, gray day with outbreaks of blustery rain, voters went to polling stations in schools, community centers, pubs and town halls after a bad-tempered five-week campaign rife with mudslinging and misinformation. Anchorage Daily News, "UK edges closer to Brexit as Tories close in on majority," 12 Dec. 2019

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