handrail
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“He stands outside, in the dark London night, sobbing and unsteady, the handrail only a few feet away. And below that is the cold hard pavement,” Henry writes in her book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
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
He pulled his shorts and jeans on but left his T- shirt off and tied it around the handrail line to air it out, although he put the lifejacket back on.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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
Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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
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
Cushions that had still been up top, drapped on the handrails and boom, were knocked over the side into the water.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
