stairwell

Example Sentences

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The first two times, she and dozens of other passengers were lining up by the gate when they were told by staff to hurry to a nearby stairwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The stairwell next door "bought new radiators, repaired the utilities together," she said, enviously.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

But in the stairwell of his apartment block, right now Ivan Pavlovich is more concerned about a leaking pipe.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

That moment between them on the collapsing stairwell —

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

They hurried to the door that would take them into the stairwell to the top level, where they could go through the water lock, out the caverns, and into freedom in the forest.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack