pillar

Example Sentences

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While the GRE has been a pillar of admissions to graduate programs for nearly a century, the number of people taking the exam has fallen in recent years as universities made it optional.

From The Wall Street Journal

None of the top four members -- who by convention correspond to the four "pillars" of Vietnam's collective system of government -- are aligned with the military faction.

From Barron's

But like most metal fans, they were actually really nice and didn’t make Zeke leave when he crawled up a wooden pillar to bask at the top.

From Literature

Posen believes that the administration’s actions could knock away what has been a pillar of stability for the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Roger was an extraordinarily gifted artist and filmmaker, a true pillar of the Disney Animation renaissance,” Bossert wrote Sunday on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times