handrail
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
Known as 'the handrail of the Mournes' as it helps guide hikers, it is made of natural granite stone using only traditional dry stone walling techniques.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
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
She’s wearing about four face masks and two pairs of gloves, her fingers wrapping tightly around the plastic handrail on the wall.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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
First, the hovering stairs and footbridges that navigate the property have no handrails, which are now required under current construction code.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Widened paths, smooth flooring, and handrails will help people with disabilities get around.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
With the help of the handrails I went down the stairwell four steps at a time.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
