How to Use banister in a Sentence

banister

noun

• The children love to slide down the banister.
• She held the banister tightly.
• Grab rails attached to the wall save space in place of a banister on the stairs.
  — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
• Garland is wrapped around the banister, and wreaths are on the doors.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• The door, stairs, and banister are in Benjamin Moore’s Space Black.
  — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 5 Nov. 2018
• His front hall was small, but the banister made a big statement.
  — David A. Keeps, House Beautiful, 4 Dec. 2012
• Two scissor lifts, with men strapped to the metal banister, flank the side of the telescope.
  — Shannon Stirone, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2020
• The banister was inspired by the one in David Hicks's house, the Grove, in Oxfordshire.
  — David A. Keeps, House Beautiful, 4 Dec. 2012
• At the triple-decker, stone steps with a sculpted banister led to a large front porch.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• Run them along a window frame or a banister, or wind them up your bed posts.
  — Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020
• Drape your garland along a wall, a banister, or even your tree.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
• Some of the strands have tiny tassels to add a touch of formality to a banister.
  — oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2020
• His mother opened the front door and saw him at the top of the stairs threatening to hurl N.’s new computer over the banister.
  — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022
• Or Webster peeps through a banister and pelts the others with water beads from a toy gun.
  — Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022
• Justine curled her fingers around the iron banister and started up the stairs.
  — Forsyth Harmon, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
• All stairs should have banisters to help with balance, and there should never be clutter on the steps.
  — Michelle Castillo, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2019
• At Allen's house, there was no heat, the lights were rarely on, banisters were falling apart, and the only item in the fridge was fruit juice, friends recall.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 11 July 2019
• How: Wrap a strap around a secure anchor point like a tree branch, fence or banister at head height.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
• The banister felt colder than usual under his hand and the one tricky step creaked a complaint.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2019
• They're remembered on a banister in the front room of the home with pictures and notes from their former roommates.
  — Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2017
• Tack the garland onto the edge of a table, along a banister, or across a door frame to add instant fall color.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
• Use them on wreaths, your tree, the banister — wherever! — for a soft, festive glow.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020
• Even the banisters were designed to show monsters caught in fishing nets.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
• Probably frame it and put it on a banister or a bookshelf.
  — Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2020
• String this eye-catching number across the mantle or weave it between the banister for some Hanukkah cheer.
  — Kate Bratskeir, CNN Underscored, 2 Dec. 2020
• The carpeted stairs were replaced with luxury vinyl planks, and a pink banister brings fresh style to the space.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2021
• With a cracking bark, the banister caved and the man somersaulted into a thorny box bush.
  — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
• In the entry, for example, glossy black brought a mahogany banister back to life.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2020
• Twin staircases with oak banisters lead to a mezzanine.
  — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
• Fire escapes look corroded and other metal fixtures such as banisters have been coated to look old or rusty, while walls appear water-stained.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024