grab bar
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“You don’t have to be 60 years old to benefit from a grab bar in the shower,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
The 15-year-old tried to hold on to a grab bar.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
If you can’t find a bathtub rail that works, you can install a vertical support post with a curved grab bar just outside the tub.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022
In the group who could have used a raised toilet or toilet seat, plus a grab bar for toilet use, 44 percent had neither and 24 percent had both.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
With my right hand I cling to the grab bar.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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