Example Sentences

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The 7-foot-2, 280-pound sophomore has anchored the Huskies’ offense all season, averaging 12.9 points on 57% shooting with 7.5 rebounds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Steward has anchored England through some stormy seas since his debut in 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

He has anchored “This Morning,” which blends current affairs and cooking with lifestyle stories and celebrity interviews, since 2002.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

A stage actor who has anchored updated versions of Culture Clash’s “Chavez Ravine,” Zúñiga Varela transforms whatever she touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Nelson has anchored at Spithead, and is rushing up to London, as our host has heard to-day, with his usual impetuosity.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)