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banister

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /
NOUN
railing of stairs
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The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

She can now ride her bike again and walk up stairs "without hanging on to the banister".

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

“And then literally at the same time, on another channel, there was Jamie,” he recalled in an interview last week, “this floppy-haired Essex boy, sliding down the banister doing one-pot wonders.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

There were icicle lights outside their rural Georgia home, garland on the banister and stockings hanging above the fireplace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

Then I reach under the banister to tap Cal on the shoulder.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Fans crammed shoulder‑to‑shoulder against the banisters and barricades, stretching jerseys, bobbleheads and posters toward her for autographs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

Bunting, usually reserved for opening day, hung from the banisters.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021

We were told to keep them away from our faces — keep them from people and banisters and elevator buttons and other destinations toward which they were naturally inclined.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2021

He hit the marble banisters and struggled to return to his feet.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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