elevator

Example Sentences

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Others have been trapped inside the elevator mid-blackout for hours.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As the contest to succeed Powell heated up last year, Warsh honed an elevator pitch tuned to Trump’s ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Do they sort of sidle up to you in the elevator and say, “Good job”? Or do they ignore you in the cafeteria and hope that this passes?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

I am currently renting an apartment in Chicago, and the elevator in my building has been out for 16 days.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Andre and Camille are carrying box after box up two flights of stairs to our unit—there is an elevator, but it’s broken—while Dad and Lisa-Marie Anne struggle to assemble the kitchen table we splurged on.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller