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
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
I walk to the top of the stairs and lean over the banister.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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
But him being known as a poor shot with tobacco juice, I reckon Mama cringed, because he said, “Jest a minute, folks,” and went outside to spit over the banisters.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
