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 officer tried to kick one of Hill's legs out from under him, but Hill still didn't let go of the railing.
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Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
In recent months, Friends of Coast Walk Trail shepherded a project in partnership with the city of San Diego to install new decking and railings for the old wooden bridge and repairs to the south stairs, which were completed in September.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
And maybe Tesoro was a little lax on childproofing, like waving off putting a railing on the temporary stairwell between the first and second floor.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
In recent months, Friends of Coast Walk Trail shepherded a project in partnership with the city of San Diego to install new decking and railings for the old wooden bridge and repairs to the south stairs, which were completed in September.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
And maybe Tesoro was a little lax on childproofing, like waving off putting a railing on the temporary stairwell between the first and second floor.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for railing
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railing. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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