bannisters
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“Accessing the parlor level, Carrara marble stairs rise with mahogany bannisters, reinforced at the landings with wrought iron bars that provide both safety and beauty—an architectural detail that reflects the craftsmanship carried throughout the home.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
Against this enclave’s polished stone walls and bannisters, Lee looks every ragged inch of the tawdry menace the politicians and businessmen he squares off against expect him to be.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
Golden lions - symbolising security - pop up across the space, from specially designed lighting to staircase bannisters, while even the door handles are miniature recreations of Mercury, the Roman deity of communication and finance.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
The staircases and bannisters were timber, and there was wood panelling throughout.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2019
This house is too squat; I pictured Charles living in a ramshackle place a hundred years old, the type of location where knobs are always coming off bannisters in people’s hands.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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