banister

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

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

Pennoyer ordered garlands on Amazon to hang over doors and windows and run up the banister.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 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

Fire escapes look corroded and other metal fixtures such as banisters have been coated to look old or rusty, while walls appear water-stained.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

I love the circular marble stairs with carved wooden banisters and wrought-iron posts that climb past the Vazrajdane theater, which shares the old building.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022

Armed with a set of spoons, he battered them against every available surface — from his knees, teeth and cheeks to pillars, sidewalks and banisters — scooping rhythmic staccatos out of thin air.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

“When I was growing up, it was still in business. It was huge and had these great wooden banisters and old wood floors. Everything smelled of wood.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann