mainstay
Example Sentences
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Hip-hop, and its predecessor, rap, had become cultural mainstays.
Infrastructure such as road, port and railway projects has been a mainstay focus of the Narendra Modi government for the past decade, and this budget continues to expand allocations to these sectors.
From BBC
He’s especially bullish on the Big Arch’s prospects, saying he thinks the burger could become a McDonald’s mainstay and one of its billion-dollar-selling menu items.
From MarketWatch
Altogether, it adds up to a powerful combination of forces that have propelled the Patriots back to a game that used to be a mainstay on their calendar.
Her technique, with its fierce movements and angular shapes, became a mainstay of American modern dance and remains part of the curriculum at many dance academies worldwide.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
