banister
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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
Grace let go of the banister, catching herself before she fell down the last step, and peeked in the bag.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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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
On Super Bowl Sunday, men leaned on their bars watching the TVs that hung from the banisters in the common area.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
A youngun was sitting on the banisters of the house.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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