touchstone
Example Sentences
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The film is a generational touchstone, from the importance of relationships, self-sacrifice and doing what is right, to the consequences of concentrated wealth and greed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She likened it to Whittier Boulevard, a touchstone of Mexican American culture in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
By the 1970s, Bloomingdale’s had become a cultural touchstone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Founded by storyteller Anant Pai after he noticed children on a quiz show knew more about Greek gods than their own mythological heroes, ACK quickly became a cultural touchstone.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Its Olympian tone made it a perennial touchstone at those political occasions requiring platitudinous wisdom.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
