downstairs
Example Sentences
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The house had been empty for some time and a number of break-ins eventually led to the downstairs windows being boarded up, which had not helped the atmosphere, Way said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I lived in a duplex with my grandparents and saw them downstairs every morning,” Elsesser says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
At the Spanish Cultural Center, a guard pointed me downstairs to the Calmécac, a school for Aztec nobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Before we could talk any more, I heard the door open downstairs.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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