pillar
Example Sentences
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The three pillars of transport, housing and food all present a challenge.
From MarketWatch
"If you imagine being a small child and being put from pillar to post with different people and then you arrive virtually into a stranger's house, you are going to be very scared," she adds.
From BBC
In addition, a pillar of their sanctuary survived: The church bell tower still stands.
From Los Angeles Times
Our response to events at work or at home can be just as important as those events themselves, so I urge you to seek support for all three of your pillars of retirement.
From MarketWatch
“Trans-Atlantic trade remains one of the pillars of the global economy and of American prosperity,” it says, adding the U.S. can’t afford to write Europe off.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
