handrail
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She finished by painting the handrail bright blue and wrapping each stair with a Persian-style runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The collection’s key motif was a curved red handrail designed for Milan’s 60-year-old red line by the late architect Franco Albini.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Right when the scale got to 60 pounds of force, the handrail snapped off and went flying.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2023
He gripped the handrail on either side of the stairs and forced his foot onto the first step.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
I stay as close to the handrail as possible to leave space between us.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
The cliffs he walked can now be traversed by stairs with convenient handrails built by the National Park Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Others, visibly distraught, squeezed onto crowded buses -- gripping handrails and bags -- or loaded onto lorries waiting to be spirited away.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
I wonder, though, why previous improvement projects have not addressed the lack of handrails on the stairways to the seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
On Wednesday, however, Francis appeared unable to climb up the few steps to board his popemobile at the end of his audience, even while grasping onto the handrails.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
There were handrails to help me reach the valve, which I did easily.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
