capstone
noun
a finishing stone of a structure.
capstones
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pluralof capstone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In our eagerness to treat Oscar victories as career capstones, do we pay too little attention to the opportunities that are supposed to come afterward, yet often don’t?
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
“You’re standing at this water feature and the magnitude … There’s 26 capstones on the water’s edge, It’s pretty overwhelming.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
“To see a real beach in both of those places was one of the capstones of my career,” Hartt said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Tom Rogers' excellent design not only evokes the monumentality of the cathedral, but also, through ropes, pulleys and capstones, shows it as a vertical building site.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2012
The primitive monument consisted of two huge capstones of granite supported by four or five vertically planted uprights, but one, if not two of the latter have been removed.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
