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banister

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /
NOUN
railing of stairs
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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

Then I grab the banister while my body is stretched out on the stairs.

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

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

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

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

Mick leaned on the banisters of the stairs.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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