keystones
Example Sentences
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One can’t make a list like this without including the keystones of modern detective fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The visit to Francis’ ancestral homeland to renew ties with family touches on keystones of Francis’ papacy, including the importance of honoring the elderly and the human toll of migration.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
The island’s semiconductor industry is an increasingly indispensable node in the global supply chains for smartphones, cars and other keystones of modern life.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
Replacing screws outright through the use of keystones, as Dell is proposing to do for Concept Luna’s screen and keyboard assembly, could make DIY repair even simpler.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021
These have pointed arches with carved keystones, and formerly were guarded by heavy banisters and carved lions.
From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes