stairwell

Example Sentences

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The first two times, she and dozens of other passengers were lining up by the gate when they were told by staff to hurry to a nearby stairwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

They headed for the stairwell, climbing nine floors in the dark.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Alex Warren, meanwhile, is being made to march down a stairwell past a kindly looking grandmother typing away on her phone as he pours his heart out in “Ordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Then I hang out on the back stairwell until they open the doors and—boom—I can make it through to dinner without having to talk to another human being.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz