pillars

Example Sentences

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Now both pillars that held the system together - state power and Banerjee's aura of invincibility - have weakened.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Consider the overbalance of gloss-black surfaces—not just the grille form but the roof, roof racks, roof pillars, bumpers, mirror caps, rear diffuser thingy, deep-tinted rear glass and heavy window masking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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

They trotted past the houses on either side—broad, airy verandas that came right down to the edge of the street and were held up by wide round pillars.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook