escalator

Example Sentences

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Some have gathered to re-create the pretzel scene on the escalator, or to take selfies outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

College freshmen right now were 8 years old when Trump walked down the escalator.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

“In the escalator example, the only value accrued to the customer. This is how it always goes if no monopoly rents can be charged by the producers or providers,” added Burry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

But, as the UN made clear, the escalator suddenly stopped after a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

She lets go, and the escalator draws me up and away until my waving sister disappears.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins