How to Use elevator in a Sentence

elevator

noun
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  • We took the elevator to the 10th floor.
  • The artwork is well worth a trip up the steps or a quick ride on the elevator to the third floor.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And lastly, what’s the elevator pitch for Arthur the King?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
  • And then, the elevator doors appear to open, and the woman tells someone to go to the stairs.
    — Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But there’s two scenes, one over a sink and one in an elevator, and that’s all.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The elevator and stairs both lead to a top-floor landing with a wet bar.
    — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • Phillips went into the hallway, sat down on the floor by the elevators, and cried.
    — TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • This movie may be the root of my fear of getting stuck in an elevator.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But now, in 2022, the time has come to give it a name: elevator-pitch horror.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The friends left the elevator laughing, tote bag to tote bag.
    — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Once inside, find the glass doors next to the elevators.
    — Ryan Deto, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
  • In the carousel post, the singer was first seen posing for a photo in an elevator.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • An elevator takes you up to Unit 26, which is on the second floor.
    — Megan Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • There is an elevator in back for those wanting to avoid the stairs.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
  • There's a little elevator, an open cart with seats, that takes you straight down to the beach.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Vaughn takes the elevator down to a small lobby crowded with chairs and a TV.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • But before the ride begins, an elevator system lifts the boat cars up 197 feet to the top of a hill.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The elevator stopped, and a woman who appeared to be about 30 got on.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • The elevator and the curved staircase lined with a wall of windows take one up to the 23-foot-high living room.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Howe had to convey a sense that the cast was traveling up and down in the elevator.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 July 2022
  • As the elevator doors open, Sheila takes a swing at Warner.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • The mom of three then struck a few poses and walked out of the elevator, glancing at the camera as the beat from the track could be heard in the background.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Later in the video Dion appears to sing a bit in what looks like an elevator.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Videos of rotten fruit mauled by maggots played in the elevators whisking guests to the 18th floor.
    — Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But only the board has the power to make claims for problems with the issues like the lobby, the elevator or roof.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 10 June 2023
  • For now, though, The-Dream was stuck with all the rest of the regular non-U.N. folks, waiting for an elevator.
    — Amos Barshad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • There is a glass elevator in the lobby with access to all decks.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 9 June 2023
  • Our elevator in the back of the emergency room had been broken for over a year.
    — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • He was found by his mother, pinned by the elevator at his chest.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
  • As the elevator door opens, the pup's owner immediately walks in, holding what looks like a gift bag and a flower bouquet.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

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