mainstays
- plural of mainstay.
Example Sentences
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The film is directed by Jon Erwin, one of the in-house Angel Studios mainstays, who also helmed “Jesus Revolution,” “I Still Believe” and “I Can Only Imagine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Capsey and Freya Kemp, who should be England's middle order mainstays for years to come, led a recovery but looked uncertain when to launch a counter-attack considering the rain clouds that constantly teased them above.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Kobliner went through three mainstays from her book with MarketWatch to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift — whose big-budget tour spectacles received theatrical releases — to Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish’s more modest streaming affairs, tour documentaries and concert films have become modern mainstays.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
Her in-laws were mainstays of the town’s Negro elite.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
