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

Before Freeman could make reply, she had passed out of the room, and commenced descending the escalier.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

At length one fell on the centre of the escalier, rolled down a few steps, and, bursting, tore up the whole stair, leaving only a deep gulf between us and the portal.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

This time I ascended the magnificent escalier of Michel Angelo, having the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in front.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

It is this tower which contains the "escalier des voitures."

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)