backbone

Example Sentences

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What it will do is add a savory backbone that makes the entire skillet taste like you spent much longer cooking than you actually did.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Instead of relying entirely on electrons, which have formed the backbone of computers since the 1940s, scientists are now turning to light.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He also said he got China to start immediately buying US agricultural goods and other farm products - a backbone of the American economy.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Nearby, the community has erected several artificial beehives to boost honey production, which forms the backbone of the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Almost every afternoon, knowing that I was on the tennis court, he would fretfully twist his head away from his work to see the polynucleotide backbone unattended.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson