elevator
Example Sentences
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Today, elevator engineers are working to overcome numerous other obstacles as cities of the future take shape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Steel cables limit how far one elevator can safely travel, forcing riders to transfer between elevator banks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Modern elevator advances give priority to smoother acceleration, energy efficiency and integration with autonomous robots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Over the next 175 years, the elevator drove the rise of the skyscraper, concentrating jobs and capital in dense urban cores, and reshaping how millions of people lived and worked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
She made it to the nearest trolley platform, bypassing the elevator and taking the winding staircase up to wait, then pulled a rope overhead.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
