Examples of railing in a Sentence
He leaned on the deck's railing and watched the sun set.
they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking
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The project will also include ADA-compliant curb ramps, new posts with pedestrian push buttons and posts, pedestrian barricades, protective railings and traffic striping.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
One of the men jumped over a railing and entered the water, while the other ran down the boat ramp and waded into the water, according to the security video.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
In it, two women sit on the sunlit balcony of a house; the older one reads, while the younger one rests atop the railing in a bikini.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In a demonstration of the technology, one of the grippers was installed on the top of a quadcopter drone, allowing the aircraft to hang from tree branches, railings, etc instead of having to hover in place.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
One of the men jumped over a railing and entered the water, while the other ran down the boat ramp and waded into the water, according to the security video.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
In it, two women sit on the sunlit balcony of a house; the older one reads, while the younger one rests atop the railing in a bikini.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In a demonstration of the technology, one of the grippers was installed on the top of a quadcopter drone, allowing the aircraft to hang from tree branches, railings, etc instead of having to hover in place.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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railing
noun
rail·ing
ˈrā-liŋ 
1
: a barrier (as a fence) consisting of rails and their supports
2
: material for rails
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