pillar

Example Sentences

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Retail sales represent a large slice of consumer spending, the main pillar of growth for the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch

A nearly eight-foot stack of 26 enlarged white ceramic plates, which derive from dinnerware the artist found in a shop, stands as a mind-boggling pillar.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time, trade has been included as a pillar of the final text, with a three-year dialogue to take place under the climate framework.

From Barron's

The ruling also knocks down a key pillar of Fox’s defense — that it was simply reporting on newsworthy statements from public figures, in this case a sitting president and his advisers.

From Washington Post

The arrest was a stunningly provocative move, aimed at one of the best-known Western journalists still working inside Russia — and his employer, a pillar of the American news media.

From New York Times