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 original railing, for example, has now been painted red while the yellow lacquered dining room table and a wooden bookcase are custom designs by Ordovás.
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Patricia Villalobos, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2025
Pointing a camera down from the railings amidst the crowds was as close as most ever got.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
The young family sat at a table near a waist-high glass railing that overlooked the cash registers on the first floor, and watched as uniformed men from the Department of Homeland Security filed in and out for coffee and breakfast.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
Amid his touchdown celebration, Stewart handed the game ball to pink-Carolina-Panthers-beanie-wearing 8-year-old Isabella Bottomley, who was sitting along the railing in Section 120 with her family.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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Patricia Villalobos, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2025
Pointing a camera down from the railings amidst the crowds was as close as most ever got.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
The young family sat at a table near a waist-high glass railing that overlooked the cash registers on the first floor, and watched as uniformed men from the Department of Homeland Security filed in and out for coffee and breakfast.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
Amid his touchdown celebration, Stewart handed the game ball to pink-Carolina-Panthers-beanie-wearing 8-year-old Isabella Bottomley, who was sitting along the railing in Section 120 with her family.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railing. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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