escalier

Example Sentences

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I loved that escalier electrique; one day I will return and ascend and descend upon it for hours.

From The Lost Naval Papers by Copplestone, Bennet

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

From the Nu descendant un escalier, considered "an explosion in a fireworks factory" to his celebrated ready-mades, Duchamp pursued the call to "de-artify" art.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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

“Monsieur Ebaté is at the escalier dérobé,” said she.

From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Holt, Emily Sarah