How to Use bannister in a Sentence
bannister
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This option, at seven feet long, is a great layering option for stair bannisters or fireplace mantels.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
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Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Christmas Garland Add a touch of winter magic to bannisters, doorways, and fireplace mantels with this 72-inch garland that includes pops of red berries, faux cypress, and pine.
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Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cheval Blanc Courchevel’s mustard exterior suggests a traditional, Savoyard scene of reindeer rugs and bannisters carved with twee hearts and cowbells inside.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The leader of Philadelphia’s Gay Raiders handcuffed himself to a bannister in Independence Hall, by the Liberty Bell.
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Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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