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

Chu: Ari really owned the space — every time she moved, she knew what her intention was, she lived in that physicality, jumping on the banister and kicking up her leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

The inquest also heard two statements from firefighters Leighton Brown and Gareth Davies who said the stairs banister, ceiling and the whole of the landing was “covered in smoke and fire” on their arrival.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

“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

He leaned over the banister, practically hanging upside down so he could hear his father’s answer.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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

Marion says her rule of thumb for banisters or stairs is to measure the length, then add 50 percent; so, if your banister is 12 feet long, add six and order 18 feet of garland.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

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

There are staircases, also of wood, which creak when we climb them, and banisters we aren’t supposed to slide down, and iron radiators that make banging noises and are either stone cold or blazing hot.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood