winding staircase
Britishnoun
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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
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
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
Loop around as much as you’d like through the park, take a snack break on the grass and perhaps finish with the winding staircase up to the top of the water tower for a bonus 107 stairs.
From Seattle Times
“It’s a gently winding staircase to the depths of vulnerability that I need to access, but can’t face all at once.”
From Los Angeles Times
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