Example Sentences

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Surging stocks can be vulnerable to sharp reversals, and crucial pillars of support for the rally remain in place, some analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Now both pillars that held the system together - state power and Banerjee's aura of invincibility - have weakened.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To me, he’s one of the current pillars of the plena that’s still performed here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A sheet of perforated metal sits at a jaunty angle atop a trio of differently sized pillars, while a T-shaped bar rests above it, defying gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The pillars look bent just because I didn’t know how to do perspective well yet.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson