pillars

Example Sentences

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To me, he’s one of the current pillars of the plena that’s still performed here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But if there were three pillars to the transformation, there is still a long way to go.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Considered one of the five pillars of Islam, the Hajj has taken place almost every year for the past 14 centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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