Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taffrail
Noun
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Now Dani was leaning over the railing, staring out at the vast sea—the sea that would remain the sea forever, no matter what any boy did.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Outside the windows of upper floors are balconies formed from ornate iron railings with traditional black steel stairways connecting them to the storey above.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Alba followed her through the slit sheet of plastic draped over the front door to keep the dust in, and on the landing leaned over the balustrade to watch her descent.—
Cormac James,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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The semicircles of pillars face a pool with a fountain, and 24 bronze bas-reliefs on the entrance balustrades illustrate scenes from the war years, at home and abroad.—
Adam Nossiter,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Or the awkwardness of a conversation going off the rails, with each party talking past the other.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Today’s Democratic party has gone off the rails by throwing open our Southern border and allowing millions of unvetted migrants to enter illegally.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The tour begins in the couple's front entryway, where pink and green pastel ribbon bows adorn a banister leading upstairs.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Or, pair it with another DIY Christmas garland or an evergreen garland, and hang them on your banister, mantle, or in a door frame using a tension rod for a full and playful look.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Likewise, putting strong guardrails around each of the three ages allows the designers to refine and balance certain gameplay systems to interact with each other better.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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This includes not only antitrust enforcement, but also sectoral regulation built on promoting competition while providing consumer protection guardrails.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 13 Feb. 2025.
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