backbone

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Nvidia may be Wall Street’s favorite company—what with the stock up 1,039% over the past five years—but it’s no match for Uncle Sam when it comes to serving as the backbone of the financial system.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

“Volunteers are the backbone of the Games,” LA28 chief executive officer Reynold Hoover said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Nvidia meanwhile can be the standardized technology backbone for autonomous vehicles that Uber can utilize and monetize, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The road "is basically the backbone of Russian occupation in the south", Clément Molin, an analyst at the French-based think tank Atum Mundi, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“What’s that?” she asked a waiter and pointed to the long backbone of the great fish that was now just garbage waiting to go out with the tide.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway