pillars

Example Sentences

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The roof pillars and rear deck—the tonneau, if we’re being pedantic—rise as one piece, clearing a space underneath for the roof panel to slip into.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Making money through the accounting of daily life fits perfectly within these pillars, she writes.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Ferrer later learns of another half-brother, her father’s son; these fraught relationships are the pillars of a gorgeous meditation on belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The candidates acknowledged the link between the UN's three pillars of peace, human rights and development, while emphasizing the organization's primary role in upholding the first tenet.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Just staring at the pillars made me want to rest.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon