stairs

Example Sentences

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In January 2025, Phoebe fell down the stairs, which led to three months in hospital and inconclusive tests.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

When police arrived, he says, Hatley told the officers she fell down the stairs.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

My preference: a Harry Potter-like nook under the aforementioned basement stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Thai civil servants have also been ordered to suspend overseas trips, wear short-sleeve shirts to work and use stairs instead of lifts.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

And then Dad comes up the deck stairs, calling, “Hello, hello! I come bearing a fourteenth birthday gift! Hey, a whole crew!”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison