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
She can now ride her bike again and walk up stairs "without hanging on to the banister".
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
There were icicle lights outside their rural Georgia home, garland on the banister and stockings hanging above the fireplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Pennoyer ordered garlands on Amazon to hang over doors and windows and run up the banister.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
But before I can even rush back into the bedroom, Pri has already leaped up to find me near the banister.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
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
CAPABLE, deploying its multi-specialty team and a modest budget of $1,300 per household for repairs, equipment and installation, offers low-income residents not only bathroom equipment but also kitchen grabbers, well-anchored banisters and other useful articles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
Going from banisters and concrete artists to building 96-square-feet homes “has been a very huge 180,” Dubroca said in May.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
She stood in the dark and held tight to the banisters.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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