How to Use stair in a Sentence

stair

noun
Definition of stairnext
  • We had to climb another flight of stairs to get to the roof.
  • Jack Van Camp: The dogs would have to choke her on the stairs.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
  • 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
  • The witness walked to a side door, entered the home and saw drops of blood in the kitchen and down the stairs.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
  • Some are built on the ground; others are on rocks or at the top of a lot of stairs.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 15 July 2024
  • How to make a safe move:Don't want to lug that couch down the stairs yourself?
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • 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
  • The stairs are located at the site of the first rail incline in Cincinnati.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
  • 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
  • Around the corner, up a couple of stairs, is a full bar with seating.
    — Jennings Cool, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Stray Kids have finally made their way up the Met Gala stairs.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 May 2024
  • He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Enter the museum through the grand archway on Cromwell Road, turn left, and make your way up two flights of stairs to the first era: Lover.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 July 2024
  • Now and then, my Italian grandmother would climb the stairs to check on her daughter.
    — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

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