lodestar

Example Sentences

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From that moment on, the sunken warship became Mr. Dooley’s lodestar, even as he “became ever more cynical” about the Cuban revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Whichever unnamed firm approached Arcadia, it took a particular interest in the wordier History Press, indicating that generative text remains the lodestar.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025

Both books were critically acclaimed bestsellers, and established Gay as a literary lodestar.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

There is a word in the Nguni languages of Southern Africa that was, I think, George's lodestar.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

To the unabashedly chauvinistic Time, the youthful Professor Lawrence’s career symbolized the emergence of American science as the lodestar of international research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik