handrail

Example Sentences

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She finished by painting the handrail a 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

I should give it a few tugs at the top to yield the bolt a bit, and the final force needed would be 60 pounds linear at the top of the handrail.

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

This meant that I had to float free of the spacecraft, letting go of the handrail as I used both hands to recock the collar.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins