How to Use baluster in a Sentence

baluster

noun

• Fence boards or balusters must not be spaced more than 4 inches apart.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2023
• Newels are the big posts, and balusters are the little posts between the big posts.
  — Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
• Over the door a limestone balcony has a stone railing with balusters and finials.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2020
• The baluster at the right is parallel with the nearby right edge of the painting.
  — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
• The barge was intact, but some of the balusters and caryatid statues will have to be restored.
  — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 14 Sep. 2017
• The attractive, wrought iron balusters on the staircase add a crisp, modern look.
  — Joan Walden, courant.com, 20 July 2017
• The winding, formal stairs are outlined by twisted wood balusters.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 3 Feb. 2018
• In staircase lingo, a baluster refers to the vertical poles onto which the handrail is affixed.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 28 July 2022
• This baluster railing allows the spotlight to remain on the lush garden just beyond.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023
• During this, the car rolled forward, forcing the door into a steel and concrete baluster, fire officials said.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• Choose a style of baluster that mirrors elements of your decor, like turned wood for a Colonial home or streamlined metal posts for a modern abode.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2022
• Block Railings If the spacing between balusters is wider than 4 inches, a child’s head—or entire body—can slip through.
  — Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 6 Sep. 2025
• In this foyer, everything from the walls to the millwork to the doors and the balusters are saturated in White Dove.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
• The round aluminum balusters in the railing were held in place by plastic extrusions that fit into the top and bottom fiberglass railing members.
  — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
• The vintage staircase and chimney were replaced with floating oak steps and slatted oak balusters that create a natural wood art piece in the living room.
  — Kelly Dawson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
• Tiffany falls from her balcony and is fatally impaled by the staircase baluster, and Nancy is hit in the head with a trophy by Lori.
  — Jane Lacroix, People.com, 24 May 2025
• For example, the trim on the front porch railing is purple but the balusters are yellow, a touch that, depending on your view of that color pairing, kind of works.
  — George Dohrmann, SI.com, 17 Jan. 2018
• While stripping the paint off a staircase on another job, the Brownstone Boys were inspired by the staircase’s balusters.
  — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
• To ensure outdated stairs don't take away from the rest of the home's design, consider replacing the existing balusters.
  — John Sewall, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2018
• Couples can toast to their future amid the fragrant citrus trees, pines, and rustling palms, all of which are framed by mottled stone balusters—a Gatsby-esque stage for speeches.
  — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023
• Hardwood flooring flows throughout the main living areas and the first-floor primary suite, while a modern railing with metal balusters and wood handrails leads upstairs.
  — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
• That gave us a 54-inch by 70-inch rack of steel tubing, rectangular with rounded corners, the top railing held up by four-inch-tall balusters.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2019
• Researchers also found the baluster beds in Germany, which are remarkably like the sixth to seventh-century Coptic beds.
  — Stan Shunpike, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2022
• To save even more, consider mixing materials—for example, combining wood posts with metal balusters.
  — Abid Haque, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
• The original turned porch columns and balusters were replaced by Craftsman-like elements in the early 20th century.
  — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 27 Apr. 2018
• Its handrails, designed by local artists David and Eli Hess, are made of 129 balusters and newel posts, some new and some reclaimed from other buildings, but each different.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• There are doors and windows, architectural columns and decorative finials, balusters and spindles, as well as bins of hinges, drawer pulls and other hardware from whatever time period one desires.
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2018
• The interior’s curved picture windows, balusters, and organic forms are mirrored outside in the ribbon-like planters of staggered height that both add dynamism to the terrace landscaping and also preserve privacy.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
• Modern bicycling standards require narrower openings between balusters.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
• From classically inclined baluster railings that resemble a country-style house to minimalist glass barriers that suit a more modern exterior, a railing can be that finishing touch that sets the tone for your house’s entire exterior.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023