balustrade

Example Sentences

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A plush, red velvet fauteuil tucked into the lower right corner of the picture is like an upscale launching pad, which has propelled the man to the balustrade along a tall French window.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

"During the refit the historic atrium balustrade will be removed and restored off site and reinforced with metal to meet current standards."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

Cupping her hands around her mouth to help the sound travel farther, she leans over the balustrade and sends out her succinct message: “It’s the night-watch woman! It just rang 10!”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

The cabanas are now gone, and regulars may notice that, inside, the few steps leading to the dining room and the balustrade around it are, too.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

There’s too much ornate woodwork here, and the precious layerings of molding and mullion and balustrade and apse, all those thousands of genteel decisions, the studied cuts, just unsettle me.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee