stairs
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,252 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,582 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a flight of stairs or a flight of steps also: steps
stairs in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The stairs never creaked beneath their feet.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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As he climbed the stairs he heard Paredes telephoning.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Agnes flew up the rest of the stairs and into the narrow hall.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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The stairs, with wrought iron balusters, are wide and easy, and the ceilings twelve feet high.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He heard a step on the stairs, and again for an instant the thought of tramps tore through him.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1