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
But, as with many constraints in the elevator business, this one is starting to give way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Today, innovation in the elevator industry continues, quietly powering a global business that generates more than $80 billion a year and moves hundreds of millions of passengers through buildings every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Some are even exploring technology that might one day allow elevator cars to move not only vertically but horizontally, blurring the line between buildings and urban-transportation systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The computer voice repeated, “Eighth floor,” and the elevator took him up.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
