winding staircase
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His spacious home here — featuring balconies with panoramic vistas and a winding staircase leading to an upper floor — is almost complete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
The event, reachable on the second floor via a winding staircase within the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, had sold out well before the Nobel was announced.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
I spotted the winding staircase he’d used after his divorce.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2019
Five bedrooms, five baths, grand foyer, winding staircase, 11-foot ceiling, six rustic fireplaces, original floors and woodwork; 4,900 square feet.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2019
Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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