banister

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

Then I reach under the banister to tap Cal on the shoulder.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

A 1960s life-size mirrored figure by the Italian artist Claudio Platania and the French fashion designer Pierre Cardin stood on one of the home’s landings, reflecting the angular carvings of the original pine banisters.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Examples include the front door, mantle, archways, stair banisters, central tables or kitchen islands and windows.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

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

We proceeded down a hall I remembered being almost impassably clogged with broken furniture, past the staircase, now gleaming with varnish, curious faces peeking at me through the banisters, through the dining room.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs