How to Use elevator in a Sentence

elevator

noun
  • We took the elevator to the 10th floor.
  • Their elevator don’t go all the way to the top.
    Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The truth takes the stairs while the lies take the elevators.
    Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The men’s room was right next to the elevator.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The plan then is to test the elevator.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The home has an elevator and three-car garage.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • There’s just old elevators that have been there.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This movie may be the root of my fear of getting stuck in an elevator.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • There is an elevator in back for those wanting to avoid the stairs.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The elevator and stairs both lead to a top-floor landing with a wet bar.
    Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • The elevator was closed for one month.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • He was found by his mother, pinned by the elevator at his chest.
    Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
  • An elevator broke down and wasn’t fixed.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Steczek said one of the two elevators has been broken for years.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • There is an elevator in back for those wanting to avoid the stairs.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The only way to get to the elevator was from above.
    Mike Toole, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Right now, the next big thing is keeping up a livestream in an elevator.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the suite comes with its own private elevator as well.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The friends left the elevator laughing, tote bag to tote bag.
    Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Why are elevator jokes so good?
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • 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
  • The phones weren’t working, and they got stuck in an elevator.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The crew members in the elevator shaft were not named.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • This home has two terraces, one of which has a putting green, and there is an elevator in the unit.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

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