How to Use stair in a Sentence

stair

noun

• The stairs lead to the roof.
• She ran down the stairs.
• He waited at the foot of the stairs.
• She slipped and fell down the stairs.
• We had to climb another flight of stairs to get to the roof.
• He tripped on the bottom stair and almost fell.
• The mouth of the stairs opens directly into the crowd, and the path to the stage is through it.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
• The house was small and boxy, the stairs running up along the stone fireplace.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Here was his chance to descend the stairs and exit the house.
  — Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• To avoid being seen through the front windows, Kristin hid on the stairs in the back.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• When Franklin walks up the gangplank to sail to Europe, the stairs come out now.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• There’s a gate topped with barbed wire to keep the riffraff out, and then long and winding stairs down to the sea.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
• Who cares where the stairs lead when they're flanked by hydrangeas?
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
• Olympic feat: Leaping (easily) over the gate at the foot of the stairs.
  — Mariashines, cleveland, 24 July 2023
• Two men and two women who walked out of the room followed her down the stairs.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
• After two flights of stairs, a door opens onto the street.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
• Smashing china, falling down the stairs, slugs to the nose, and worse.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
• Two sets of stairs lead to the front door and a foyer flanked by the dining and living rooms.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• After the plane slowed to a stop in Doha, three of the prisoners walked down the stairs.
  — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 19 Sep. 2023
• Walk through the door and down the stairs to find an energetic and swanky bar.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
• Unique grass ‘stairs’ lead from the house down to the heated saltwater pool and spa.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
• Above the bathroom, there is a secondary loft that can be accessed via the flight of stairs.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 13 Apr. 2023
• No detail was left to chance, and even the stairs were designed with short treads to be easy on your legs.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• Hudson’s adult son bounded down the stairs and picked up the little girl in his arms.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
• The fourth includes a more narrow set of stairs to the water, with walkways and seat walls.
  — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
• Ramps and stairs stitch the bridge and upper streets of Dotonburi to the crowded cafés and convenience stores along the canal.
  — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
• There were also no stair railings at the front entrance and the small rail in the loft area was falling apart.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
• Pellot and Muñoz had two young children — why would there be a needle on the stairs?
  — Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
• The resident unlocked the gate, and the family ran down the stairs to safety.
  — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024