keystones
Example Sentences
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He made exquisite, hand-rubbed wooden keystones, each representing the central stone at the summit of an arch.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
"Independence and transparency are the keystones of our work," says Prof Vieira.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
With its tall ceiling, round arches, chandeliers and decorated friezes, plus its famed white glazed terra-cotta facade adorned with festoons, cornices and Corinthian keystones, the building certainly has the pomp of a grand museum.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023
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
In January 1910 the height of the river above the normal was 24 feet, and the racing waters swirled against the keystones of the bridges.
From France by Home, Gordon Cochrane
