Examples of stairwell in a Sentence
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Upon arrival, guests are escorted up a travertine stairwell and seated within this intimate bar space that offers a wraparound terrace with 360-degree views of the city skyline.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
In the footage, the teenager can been seen returning to the apartment with a dog before a masked man in a camouflage jacket identified by police as Vassiliou jumps from a stairwell and grabs her.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The group of partygoers forced their rival into a corner near a stairwell.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Olsen then grabbed keys from a security guard and accessed several floors and the building’s roof using the stairwell and a master key, the affidavit says.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Occasionally the memories commemorated within the stairwell were bittersweet.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Many major examples also feature Brunelleschi’s winding stairwell between the two facades.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Craig Jones, 47, was found by maintenance personnel early Friday on the second-floor stairwell landing at East Chicago Light House Charter School on Pulaski Street, the East Chicago Police Department said in a Facebook post.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Officers requested the front entrance, including the BJ’s restaurant and various stairwells, to be guarded if the man were to leave through those doors.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
In the footage, the teenager can been seen returning to the apartment with a dog before a masked man in a camouflage jacket identified by police as Vassiliou jumps from a stairwell and grabs her.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The group of partygoers forced their rival into a corner near a stairwell.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Olsen then grabbed keys from a security guard and accessed several floors and the building’s roof using the stairwell and a master key, the affidavit says.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Occasionally the memories commemorated within the stairwell were bittersweet.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Many major examples also feature Brunelleschi’s winding stairwell between the two facades.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Craig Jones, 47, was found by maintenance personnel early Friday on the second-floor stairwell landing at East Chicago Light House Charter School on Pulaski Street, the East Chicago Police Department said in a Facebook post.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Officers requested the front entrance, including the BJ’s restaurant and various stairwells, to be guarded if the man were to leave through those doors.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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