pillars

Example Sentences

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Making money through the accounting of daily life fits perfectly within these pillars, she writes.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"Our work shows that even radical ideas about quantum mechanics can be tested against precise physical measurements, and that, reassuringly, timekeeping remains one of the most stable pillars of modern physics."

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Ferrer later learns of another half-brother, her father’s son; these fraught relationships are the pillars of a gorgeous meditation on belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Citing former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the monarch spoke of an Atlantic "partnership", which he said was "based on twin pillars: Europe and America".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

When there was no surface available, the books formed pillars almost as tall as Danny and Glory combined.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova