elevator

Example Sentences

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An elevator door opens, and the two walk out onto a stage, greeting a packed crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The elevator, one of the most defining technologies of the modern city, started with a stunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

While much of today’s advances are less showy, focused on things like energy efficiency and reducing elevator wait-times, some of what the industry is working on may yet produce a few gasps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Barnum to design an elevator demonstration for the 1853-54 World’s Fair in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The silence in the control room was broken by the hum of an elevator.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown