Examples of railing in a Sentence
He leaned on the deck's railing and watched the sun set.
they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking
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Clark signed autographs well beyond both baselines, her John Hancock filling up the length of the gym for fans draped over the railing behind the benches.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Fans are lined up on railings, cheering you on and supporting you.
—Evan Crowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
The other four viaducts, including those in the section of trail that will open in 2026, are finished except for the installation of pedestrian railings.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
The driver crashed the car through the outer railing and onto a walkway where people were standing outside the departure area at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1 just before 9 a.m., the Philippine Red Cross said in a statement.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Fans are lined up on railings, cheering you on and supporting you.
—Evan Crowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
The other four viaducts, including those in the section of trail that will open in 2026, are finished except for the installation of pedestrian railings.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
The driver crashed the car through the outer railing and onto a walkway where people were standing outside the departure area at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1 just before 9 a.m., the Philippine Red Cross said in a statement.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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railing
noun
rail·ing
ˈrā-liŋ 
1
: a barrier (as a fence) consisting of rails and their supports
2
: material for rails
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