Example Sentences

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As he approached the 8ft-high fence around his target he saluted two diplomatic protection officers and jumped onto the railings in an attempt to scale them.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The swarm settled on the bike shortly after it was locked to the railings of the Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre metro on Saturday afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s where, in the early 1990s, the activity evolved out of skate parks and empty swimming pools into a global urban phenomenon that could be done nearly anywhere there were benches, stairs and railings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The Rose Bowl is ancient and needs major enhancements such as railings.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

He would never see his home again, never step inside that door off the street he loved, where Druzmilla’s many kids screamed and slid down the railings.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin