Example Sentences

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He whistles in the car, on the street, and up and down stairwells, where he appreciates the “great acoustics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Next time, put the magnetometers at the entryways to the Hilton before the dinner, and better manage the flow up and down stairwells.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

"They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors, stuck in stairwells, stuck in elevator shafts."

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

That’s all on top of the strict fire-prevention standards already required of mid-rise apartment buildings: alarm systems, fire-rated walls around stairwells, doors that are set to close automatically.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

He put them over the drinking fountains, and on every classroom door, and on the fire escape doors, and on the walls of the stairwells.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt