How to Use chairlift in a Sentence

chairlift

noun
  • Dozens of chairlifts were put on wind hold.
    — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Just don’t fall off the chairlift.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Grab your stuff and let’s get to the chairlift.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The chairlifts take care of most of the climbing.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There was no chairlift or four-lane freeway.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The chairlift, which conveys skiers high in the air, was the worst.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Now that chairlift is being replaced by a brand-new, speedy quad.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The Chalet is reached by loading a chairlift from the parking lot.
    — Breanna Wilson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Be sure to note the remnants of large concrete pillars that once held up the chairlift.
    — al, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Staff at the ski area inspect its chairlifts daily, Hawks said.
    — CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The area includes seven runs, a chairlift, six rope tows and a tubing hill.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The chairlift rose up and over the trails and ravines, everything covered in snow.
    — Ian Frisch, Town & Country, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Lonely chairlifts rock back and forth in the wind, nightclubs are shut, and car parks lay empty.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Skeetawk, a nonprofit alpine ski area, would need to add a second chairlift to meet the needs of the games.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Most indoor ski parks consist of little more than a chairlift and a straight slope with a few flags along the way.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Participants can hike from the base or ride the chairlift as the moon comes into view.
    — Brian E. Clark, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
  • Sure, the snow might not be super consistent and the chairlifts might be a little janky.
    — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • If your winter revolves around car-to-couch-to-chairlift, this one piece covers the whole loop in style.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Goepper and Gillon have become close friends, but only by the grace of a chairlift.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • After all, nothing beats waking up a snowball’s throw from the chairlifts to a fresh foot of snow.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
  • One of the extras is pretending to be passed-out drunk on that chairlift swing in the middle of the bar.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Many travelers choose to hike to the top, but a chairlift means that breaking a sweat isn't required.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The snow has piled so high that crews have also been forced to dig out some of the chairlifts, up to 40 feet off the ground.
    — Amudalat Ajasa, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The Deer Point trail starts near the bottom of the Deer Point chairlift.
    — Roger Phillips, idahostatesman, 25 Apr. 2017
  • During that alpine trip, guests took a ride on the oldest chairlift in Italy, with a choir singing in the background.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • The teen was unable to hold on to the chairlift and appeared to fall a few feet in the air before hitting the net and then the ground.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The area was once Canyonland Park, where a popular chairlift took guests over the canyon.
    — al, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Those who don’t want to hike up the side of the mountain can pay to take a scenic chairlift ride and soak in the scenery from a higher vantage point.
    — oregonlive, 8 June 2021
  • Additional land would need to be leased from the state to fully extend the chairlift to the peak, the partners say.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2023
  • During their visit to the resort, the couple took a chairlift to the top of the slopes and went for a nighttime stroll across the bridge.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

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