Example Sentences

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The main residence has a grand staircase with custom brass handrails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Others, visibly distraught, squeezed onto crowded buses -- gripping handrails and bags -- or loaded onto lorries waiting to be spirited away.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

On Wednesday, however, Francis appeared unable to climb up the few steps to board his popemobile at the end of his audience, even while grasping onto the handrails.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

The company said it would be difficult to maintain handrails in "the harsh coastal environment".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

Two handrails ran along either side of the wall, one a foot above the other.

From "George" by Alex Gino