backbone

Example Sentences

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Not a great start, from a backbone perspective.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

The device has since become the backbone of hundreds of applications, including bar-code scanners and DVD players, and is essential for high-speed telecommunications, robotic manufacturing and precision surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

AI should be "embedded in the key sectors of our industry and especially" in small- and medium-sized firms, the backbone of the German economy, to create "industrial added value and high-quality jobs", he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"But that's the reality of our theatre ecosystem, there are thousands of people working whose names you don't know, who are the backbone of British theatre."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Her next words jarred his stomach loose from his backbone.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck