backbone

Example Sentences

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“Country music really is the backbone of America,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Those dense, umami-packed centers become the backbone of the dressing.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"But that's the reality of our theatre ecosystem, there are thousands of people working whose names you don't know, who are the backbone of British theatre."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They call it “the backbone of night,” as if the sky were some great beast inside which we live.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan