elevator

Example Sentences

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Others have been trapped inside the elevator mid-blackout for hours.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The elevator is working again to carry her stroller to the fourth floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Do they sort of sidle up to you in the elevator and say, “Good job”? Or do they ignore you in the cafeteria and hope that this passes?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

In addition to that privacy, the home features many very high-end amenities, including an in-house elevator that was, according to the listing, only the 10th residential elevator to be installed in New York City.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Once we were at the elevator bank, Anna May muttered, “Oh, how you gotta love the chill air of a department store.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu