handrail

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Recent Examples of handrail The hotel has two accessible guest rooms, each with a wider entrance and handrails. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025 Inside the vehicle, the koala, named Peri, latched onto a yellow handrail and enjoyed the rest of the ride. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 There is also no handrail on the basement steps. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 The city determined that because the stairway historically has had one handrail, the team will not need to add a second one as part of the repair and can leave the existing handrail in place. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handrail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handrail
Noun
  • Luz then jumps on top on the railing of a border bridge, tells Cross to keep his promise and bring Durand to justice, and appears to kill herself by intentionally falling off of the bridge.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Krishnamoorhi greeted prospective voters along the metal railings on Western, shaking hands with supporters along the route.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The city has tried to anticipate higher river levels in some recent projects and Public Works Project Manager Bob Scott told several dozen people gathered for the update that the next balustrade could stand about two feet higher than the earlier barriers.
    Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Son Net started life in 1672, as the palacio of the Net family, who had the balustrades, vaulted ceilings and frescoes designed in the European aristocratic style now most readily associated with Renaissance Italy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The leader of Philadelphia’s Gay Raiders handcuffed himself to a bannister in Independence Hall, by the Liberty Bell.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Ornate banisters and molding customary of the baronial style lay the groundwork, while decor additions like an antique globe bar cart with a compass design on its base provide thoughtful nods that only eagle-eyed fans may notice.
    Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But the program is already starting to face some backlash over concerns the guardrails go too far.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Kelly, who built her reputation in a system defined by editorial constraints and institutional guardrails, now operates in one where those limits are largely absent.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cook County sheriff’s officers will patrol the CTA’s rail system and the Chicago Police Department will also boost the staffing hours provided by CPD officers.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The transit center links up with the region’s metro rail and bus lines.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026

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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handrail. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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