keystones
Example Sentences
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One can’t make a list like this without including the keystones of modern detective fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
"Independence and transparency are the keystones of our work," says Prof Vieira.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
The island’s semiconductor industry is an increasingly indispensable node in the global supply chains for smartphones, cars and other keystones of modern life.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
No screwdrivers or glue solvents are needed to pry loose a broken keyboard or peel off a cracked screen; both components simply pop free after a pair of keystones holding them in place are removed.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021
Some were removed and used as keystones for the arches of Derrybawn bridge.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
