backbone

Example Sentences

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His mother, Laura, was the backbone of the family: strong-willed and devoutly Methodist.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The company continues to show it is the manufacturing backbone of the AI era.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Nvidia meanwhile can be the standardized technology backbone for autonomous vehicles that Uber can utilize and monetize, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

My supermarket frequently runs 10-for-$10 deals on canned goods, which is essentially my signal to replenish the pantry backbone: black beans, chickpeas, navy beans, diced tomatoes.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Gilly could feel Miss Ellis’s fingers on her backbone gently prodding her through the doorway and into the house.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson