rails

Example Sentences

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With its brass rails and swing doors it has the feel of an old-fashioned department store.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In every direction, she is struggling to reconcile what she rails against with what has carried her this far.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Peruvian Central Bank governor Julio Velarde is the rock that has kept this country from running off the rails through years of political chaos, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Things haven’t gone off the rails yet. The market is bending, but it isn’t breaking,” Mike Thompson said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The bed has thick side rails on either side.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi