How to Use stanchion in a Sentence

stanchion

noun
  • Just one of those things, the puck kind of hits the stanchion.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The stanchions where cows were milked still remain, along with the horse stalls.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2017
  • There are stanchions blocking the view.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Bases are made of steel stanchions and are covered in hard rubber.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Folding tables and chairs were cordoned off with stanchions and rope.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • At the bottom of the fiberglass rod is a stanchion, and that’s what the flag would be attached to.
    — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Coral gilds the stanchions, feathered with dim Atlantic light.
    — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The game saw players on both teams flying into the stanchion and crashing to the court.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Joe Ingles tossed a ball at the padded stanchion after being fouled.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
  • Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
  • One man swings a metal stanchion at the attackers, who then push him against a car and punch and kick him, the video shows.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • The basket stanchion blocks half the court like a shutdown cornerback.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2020
  • In the clip, he can be seen screaming in an airport terminal and shoving a stanchion.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Bouncing his head off the padded back stanchion of the basket to celebrate a bucket.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Rojas' trail of destruction was stopped when his car slammed into a metal stanchion and caught fire.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 19 May 2017
  • The lamb stood quietly, her head firmly but comfortably in place in a stanchion.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 6 Sep. 2017
  • On Tuesday, he was stuck in a press pen behind gold stanchions and maroon velvet ropes.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The bump sent the Kings’ bouncy center stumbling all the way to the basket stanchion.
    — Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The airline has been cleaning kiosks and stanchions in airports more frequently, too.
    — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The frame, body, and chainstays are metallic; the stanchions are golden; and the saddle, fork, and fenders are white.
    — Claire Martin, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Reid gathered himself by leaning against the basket stanchion, flexing his jaw and taking in some deep breaths.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • But there are frequent bottlenecks; near the shoreline and around the stanchions, the walkway can be as narrow as five feet.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Magnolia Press was set up for a long and winding queue, with rows of stanchions and chains leading to a white marble counter.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The mood was solemn and subdued as those in attendance filed peacefully through a zigzag of stanchions filling the center floor.
    — New York Times, 27 June 2018
  • The black luxury car struck the stanchion on its passenger side and appeared to crack and bend around the pillar as pieces of the car flew down the street.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Curry launched it, trying for a shot that needed to go up and over the stanchion, the shot clock and the backboard in order to swish through the basket.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Members of both teams stood along the baselines as the managers and starters were announced and emerged from the dugout between four stanchions that spit sparks into the air.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • On the House side, the sergeant at arms office has erected stanchions in certain hallways to keep paths clear for members walking to votes.
    — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 13 June 2017
  • At one point in one of the videos, the stanchions holding in the line were knocked over, and a Broward County sheriff’s deputy was shoved to the ground.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 9 May 2017

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