winding staircase
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He flew down the winding staircase, knocking into walls, cloak billowing behind him, until he burst through the front door.
From Literature
She spoke always as though she were describing things that she saw—as if that wide, winding staircase and those bright gardens were the reality, this cramped and filthy barracks the dream.
From Literature
Former Matinee idol Buddy Rogers bounded by the winding staircase to the third floor of his Beverly Hills mansion and called to his wife of 37 years: “Mary, darling. You have a visitor, pet.”
From Los Angeles Times
She made it to the nearest trolley platform, bypassing the elevator and taking the winding staircase up to wait, then pulled a rope overhead.
From Literature
We passed the tear-gas-filled hall on the second floor and made our way down a warren of hallways, a winding staircase and a long tunnel.
From Los Angeles Times
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