spine

Example Sentences

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Scrawled on its spine were the words "Collections of Photographs of Old Congress Party- K. L. Nursey."

From BBC

That footage became the spine of “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?”

From New York Times

The then-24-year-old landed on his head, authorities said, breaking vertebrae in his neck and spine and leaving him mostly immobile from the chest down.

From Washington Post

The spine of the play is a spotlit monologue by Janina, who dips in and out of the action as it unfolds around her.

From New York Times

A shiver goes down your spine when the grainy film’s fuzzy fog of contaminated smoke and water envelops a naval ship, all to a haunting synthesizer score by Terry Riley and Patrick Gleeson.

From Los Angeles Times