stairwell

Example Sentences

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Firefighters said it hit the building's stairwell, potentially avoiding more casualties.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

On weekends, sometimes a jazz band performs behind the stairwell and revelers dance in the eaves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The stairwell next door "bought new radiators, repaired the utilities together," she said, enviously.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In one video, some people start to hurry for an exit stairwell while shouting.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

And our surroundings are crusted in frost: the railing along the stairwell, the windshields of every car in the parking lot.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day