tower of strength

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1. A dependable person on whom one can lean in time of trouble, as in After Dad died Grandma was a tower of strength for the whole family. This expression, first recorded in 1549, originally was used most often to refer to God and heaven, but Shakespeare had it differently in Richard III (5:3): “Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength.”

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tower of strength

Daniel Christopher Birks, who trained Mr Henderson in 2010 and led the troop he was assigned to in Afghanistan, said: "He was such a tower of strength, kind of like the model recruit."

From BBC ● May 22, 2024

“My mother has been a tower of strength for our family, leaving us a legacy that will influence our children and generations to come,” Mrs. Comes said via text message.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

Her Evelyn, struggling to understand what’s going on and yet accepting it, is a tower of strength — and, in a beautiful final close-up as she gazes in wonder around her, a beacon of love.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

“I think he’s been really a tower of strength for all of us,” said Lakers coach Frank Vogel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2020

A tower of strength, she is firm and does not yield, except in loving.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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