stairs

Example Sentences

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The marker’s letters are carved into stairs of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood and delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“Even just tasks like going up and down the stairs are so much easier now,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Footage from inside the pub shows Nowak going down the stairs and passing a group of people in the beer garden.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I rush inside and up the stairs to my room, where I set it on my desk and then just stand there, fuming.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison