Example Sentences

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Escalators were relocated to the north side, stacked along the facade where the 1946 extension had once stood.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2021

"This was more than stairs. Escalators are spiky and moving. They’re bigger and sharp," she said.

From Fox News • Sep. 14, 2021

Escalators running between the shopping area and concourse of New Street station are shut, with security guards standing at the bottom of some.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2021

Escalators made headlines in 2017 when the new components inside University of Washington Station repeatedly failed.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Escalators took you up to the other toy levels.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore