dumbwaiter
Example Sentences
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According to OSHA, the companies’ employees and subcontractors were exposed to “pinch-point hazards” associated with the dumbwaiter and didn’t ensure employees and contractors were qualified to operate the device.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
It's a dumbwaiter that was designed to carry these heavy glass plates.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2023
And yet when I finally, as an adult, had a dumbwaiter shaft in my old, rented house, I found it scary, drafty.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
When the pair inexplicably start getting very specific food requests via a dumbwaiter, the job suddenly changes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
I rush from the room and hoist myself into the dumbwaiter.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
