How to Use staircase in a Sentence

staircase

noun
  • The program starts at the staircase and ends in the atrium.
    Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At first, the boy moves rapidly to a staircase and points the gun down its slope for a beat, the video shows.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • What look like stripes from far above may turn out to be a staircase.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The fire chief said the blaze quickly spread from the first floor to the second and cut off access to the staircase.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Up the spiral staircase is a bunk bed and flat screen TV.
    Evan Sasiela, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Faith Pinho: The three women were on my side of the staircase.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • One of the men was found at the top of the staircase and the second at the bottom, officials at the scene said.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 29 July 2022
  • In fact, even the most fit folks among us can be humbled by a staircase.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Stranger, these staircases would lead to a mass of trees.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
  • There may have been a staircase or ladder in place to reach the bottom of the cellar.
    Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The staircase ascends to a loft area that can be used as a library.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
  • The black-and-white clip shows Willis on the floor by a staircase while Thomas strums his guitar and sings in front of him.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Stand facing a staircase and place a heel on the bottom step.
    Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
  • The grand staircase to the second level has a landing and overlooks the first floor from the top.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The staircase to the skybridge was lined with a plant wall and purple neon lighting.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Bill is sitting on the staircase wearing a plaid shirt.
    Curbed, 23 Dec. 2023
  • It's located in the vestibule of the entrance hall under the grand staircase.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In the portrait, George sits on a stone staircase with his arms resting on his legs.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
  • On the wall of the staircase landing are seven paintings by Art Croft.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • In one corner, there is a wooden staircase that goes up to the apartments above.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Even the staircases can be placed in a few different spots to change the setup.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The first floor of each unit has a powder room under the staircase, and the second floor has two full bathrooms.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The home was very chopped up with a center staircase, so the rooms were small and lacked a good flow and cohesive style.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 Aug. 2024
  • The Marines picked an avenue of approach and raced up the staircase, with the last man of the team swinging his rifle to protect the rear.
    Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Iron railings along the central staircase in the new building echo the pattern on rails in the Capitol.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Ascend the grand staircase and you’ll be treated to peerless views of the Giza Plateau and the pyramids beyond.
    Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Outside is a swimming pool and a wooden staircase leading to the beach.
    Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The front porch leads to steel front doors that open to a two-story foyer that includes a staircase with glass balustrades.
    Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • No expense was spared—even the staircase carried a hefty price tag of $1.6 million.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Halfway up the staircase, Paltrow turns all with the authority of a star.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

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