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
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
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
After consulting the horizon on all four sides, she tore what was left of her quilts into several strips and resolved to polish the banister poles at a later time.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Fans crammed shoulder‑to‑shoulder against the banisters and barricades, stretching jerseys, bobbleheads and posters toward her for autographs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
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
Bunting, usually reserved for opening day, hung from the banisters.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
While the boy went up and down the empty hallways, cleaning banisters with bleach water, Etta came by the kitchen to report that Arnold Myerson had gotten sick, resetting the quarantine clock.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
