How to Use "Elevator" with Example Sentences

elevator (n): a machine that moves people or things up and down between different levels of a building

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Used with adjectives:

"The view from the glass elevator was impressive."
(glass)

"The hotel elevator was crowded."
(hotel, main)

"The office tower has an express elevator."
(express, high-speed)

"They moved large furniture in the freight elevator."
(freight, service)

Used with verbs:

"He rode the elevator to the top floor."
(rode, took)

"He boarded the elevator on the ground floor."
(boarded, entered, exited, left, got on, got off)

"Push the button to call the elevator."
(call, use)

"The elevator went up quickly."
(went up, went down, descended, ascended)

"The elevator stopped on the ground floor."
(stopped, closed, opened, arrived)

Used with nouns:

"The elevator doors won't close if you stand too close."
(doors)

"Elevator music makes me sleepy."
(music)

"Push the elevator button to close the door."
(button)

"The thieves climbed up the elevator shaft."
(shaft)