escalier

Example Sentences

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Entering by the tower portal one comes at once to that magnificent grand escalier which is accounted one of the wonders of the French Renaissance.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

Before Freeman could make reply, she had passed out of the room, and commenced descending the escalier.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

Leaning back with half-closed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself:— "Devant une façade rose, Sur le marbre d'un escalier."

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

The Senator's son and daughter had just emerged across the courtyard, from the vestibule where ended the escalier d'honneur.

From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

Descending by the grand escalier he found himself in one of the narrow corridors which communicated by private staircases with the left wing of the palace.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)