winding staircase
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jan. 4, 2024
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
They climb a winding staircase, over the ragged cliff and down to a hidden cove known as Playa del Amor, or beach of love.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
On the sixth floor, a docent points us up a tight, winding staircase that leads to the outdoor observation deck, where we take in views all across the isthmus.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020
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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