pillars
Example Sentences
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Three others, including Nims, ended up in a more dangerous position - in the centre of a slope with large pillars of glacial ice precariously balanced to the left and right.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
These are pillars of the American constitutional order.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Modern place names survive from Aztec settlements, she notes, and Aztec foods such as maize, corn and beans remain pillars of Mexican cuisine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The industry’s boom is coming despite weakness in the housing market, traditionally one of its pillars.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
To the next and the next and the next, there were hundreds of pillars and column and we went to them all with fast-dying hope.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
