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
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)
Leaning back with half-closed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself: "Devant une facade 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
And then, as he walked away to the escalier d'honneur, he told himself that on the whole the poor Poulains had taken his disagreeable piece of news very well.
From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
