pillar
Example Sentences
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The boys ventured to the edge of the platform, and Ma waved at me to stay with them as she tucked herself on the far side of a concrete pillar behind Ba and Mr. Lew.
From Literature
For more than a decade Iran has been a pillar of China’s global strategy.
Aside from his reappointment as general secretary, however, the party did not publicly announce the other main "pillars" of Vietnam's collective leadership structure.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, the employment pillar provided by healthcare and government jobs has been knocked away.
From Los Angeles Times
China’s exports rose more than expected in the first two months of the year, reinforcing their role as a key growth pillar for the world’s second-largest economy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
