anchor
Example Sentences
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It made U.S. relationships with European democracies the anchor of its global approach.
Anyone who has held an infant will recognize the way the tiny hand of the baby Jesus is cradled in his mother’s palm, anchored by her thumb and index finger.
The family says they are now facing the loss of their "emotional and community anchor" on Hackney's Linzell Estate, where they have lived since 1978.
From BBC
I wanted Bella’s profile to be both the anchor and the rhythm of the image.
From Los Angeles Times
Capital is moving toward economies where policy anchors are firmer, domestic demand is more predictable, and investment opportunities have broadened.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
