winding staircase
Britishnoun
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I headed up the winding staircase and into the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
When being pursued, he often escaped down a narrow, winding staircase to the first floor and a gondola to whisk him away.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2018
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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