pillars

Example Sentences

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As Bhattacharyya puts it, the party rested on two pillars: "Mamata's brand value and governmental resources."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To me, he’s one of the current pillars of the plena that’s still performed here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Considered one of the five pillars of Islam, the Hajj has taken place almost every year for the past 14 centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It was a complicated structure, all doors and windows and pillars and wings added on over the years, and also far too bright.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray