stairs

Example Sentences

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It bounded down the stairs and almost ran me over.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

While at the top of the stairs she would look for an escape.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

After a dramatic chase up the senate stairs on the same day, government agents who failed to arrest him later paused the effort as the senate leadership gave him sanctuary.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In the evening after the last guest had gone I climbed the stairs to my room thinking only of the past.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom