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 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
No screwdrivers or glue solvents are needed to pry loose a broken keyboard or peel off a cracked screen; both components simply pop free after a pair of keystones holding them in place are removed.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021
The project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration’s push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021
Relief work, like keystones, scrolls or rosettes, can be molded in place if desired, by setting plaster molds in the wooden forms at the proper points.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
