handrail

Example Sentences

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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

Even if we solved the handrail problem, we’d still need enough time to complete the repair, and we were already pushing those limits.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

She explained on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 how she clung onto the handrail, scared of being pulled backwards and how she stood in solidarity with other women despite knowing they'd be arrested.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

She gripped the wooden handrail in case she started to feel lightheaded again.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

They liked to line up their candy along the low handrail that ran along the far side of the sloping porch.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez