elevator
Example Sentences
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An elevator door opens, and the two walk out onto a stage, greeting a packed crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The elevator gave rise to the skyscraper and reshaped how people live and work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Today, innovation in the elevator industry continues, quietly powering a global business that generates more than $80 billion a year and moves hundreds of millions of passengers through buildings every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Introduced widely in the 1900s, counterweights reduced the energy needed to move an elevator—a principle that remains at the heart of most elevator systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The elevator operator was a Negro man in a maroon uniform and cap.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
