escalator

Example Sentences

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The best explanation I got was: Imagine there’s an escalator that takes you up, but when you get to the top of the escalator you’re down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

During a family vacation in Germany, she ended up at a hospital after toppling down an escalator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“An escalator trade is pretty simple,” Styx assured us.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon