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

Since the handrail was free at the top and only one bolt remained at the bottom, why not just break it off?

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

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

Mabel, riding on the handrail, whizzed by and blocked her progress on the first landing.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord