elevator
Example Sentences
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The elevator gave rise to the skyscraper and reshaped how people live and work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Introduced widely in the 1900s, counterweights reduced the energy needed to move an elevator—a principle that remains at the heart of most elevator systems.
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
“There’s a lot more that’s going to come,” says Neil Green, chief digital officer of Otis Worldwide, the Connecticut-based company founded by Elisha Otis and now one of the largest elevator manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Two levels down, the elevator opened onto an exquisite gallery.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
