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
Four bedrooms, four baths, original floors, winding staircase, 9-foot doors with original hardware; 3768 square feet.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2022
I spotted the winding staircase he’d used after his divorce.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2019
He flew down the winding staircase, knocking into walls, cloak billowing behind him, until he burst through the front door.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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