elevator
Example Sentences
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The elevator gave rise to the skyscraper and reshaped how people live and work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Today, elevator engineers are working to overcome numerous other obstacles as cities of the future take shape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
By the 1970s, elevator operators had largely vanished, lingering mostly in luxury hotels where their old-world charm and sense of ceremony still held appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Some are even exploring technology that might one day allow elevator cars to move not only vertically but horizontally, blurring the line between buildings and urban-transportation systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
A small male human in a bandbox hat and many buttons operated the elevator.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
