taffrail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taffrail
Noun
  • Choosing a horizontal cable railing maximizes landscape views and creates an open feel.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • After two hours, the guide summoned passengers to the railing.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Head upstairs via the marble staircase with a bronze balustrade (or the elevator).
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, the rail line would connect to the 300,000-plus residents of Stockton.
    Jerry McNerney, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Matthews’ August resolution called for either a bigger sales tax increase — 1.4 cents — to help pay for the full Silver Line as light rail or for all rail projects to be converted to bus rapid transit.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The officer shakes a bed sheet at the pigeon over the second-floor balcony banister.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Photo : Jason Wells/Golden Gate Creative A staircase has an antique wood banister.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Seeing the vulnerability of the measure, put in place by executive order, advocates had pushed the Biden administration to institute stronger guardrails before leaving office this month to protect beneficiaries.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • These guardrails have allowed America to birth the strongest democracy in the world.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The other children holding on to the bannisters, and my brother Franz standing at the door, pleading for peace with the German word Frieden.
    Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Kravitz approaches her and climbs up on the bannister, before lifting her up and giving her a huge hug.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 July 2024
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“Taffrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taffrail. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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