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

She can now ride her bike again and walk up stairs "without hanging on to the banister".

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

Chu: Ari really owned the space — every time she moved, she knew what her intention was, she lived in that physicality, jumping on the banister and kicking up her leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

“And then literally at the same time, on another channel, there was Jamie,” he recalled in an interview last week, “this floppy-haired Essex boy, sliding down the banister doing one-pot wonders.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

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

As he started down the stairs he saw a white man carrying a large paper sack and he drew close to the banisters so that they could pass each other.

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