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

The collection’s key motif was a curved red handrail designed for Milan’s 60-year-old red line by the late architect Franco Albini.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Bueno was more than happy to present the bag, take the handrail and stow it away for safe keeping now that it was no longer an obstacle to our success that day.

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

Grabbing a handrail on the hull, he pulled himself out.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir