elevator

Example Sentences

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Bernie Sanders replied incredulously, when I approached him outside a Senate elevator, before shooing me away.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

A “half-life” exercise required students to cut their elevator pitches to one minute, then 30 seconds, then 15.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The elevator display reads "433", the number of metres below ground.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This artistic neverland is crystallized in the apartment building that has music pouring out of every floor when Ali rides the elevator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

As the elevator car free-fell thirty stories, the candidates floated up from the floor for a moment.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin