How to Use backbone in a Sentence

backbone

noun

• She is the backbone of the family.
• He showed some backbone by refusing to compromise his values.
• He’s left us with an invaluable legacy and the backbone of our company: our values.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
• The backbone of her sweat sessions is the Gaiam Essentials mat.
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 6 July 2022
• Black mothers are the backbone of the Black community and household.
  — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com, 30 June 2022
• My favorite is the pomegranate, tart and fizzy with moderate sweetness and a pleasing, hefeweizen backbone.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022
• Experts will keep everything from the shark’s stomach to its backbone, which can help determine the animal’s age.
  — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
• Transport and logistics form the backbone of global industry.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• The enslaved also powered trades like construction and blacksmithing and served as the literal backbone of domestic work.
  — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
• Structured and almost Barolo like with its steely tannic backbone. Calonga.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
• These expectations can help streetwear brands connect with their subculture roots and communities, which have always been the backbone of the market.
  — Layla Ilchi, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
• Synthetics are the backbone material of the fast-fashion industry.
  — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 29 June 2022
• The tree, which is the backbone of the saddle, is thinner above the withers of the horse.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023
• These movies—there are six of them in all—form the book’s backbone.
  — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2022
• Grapefruit, sage and patchouli are the backbone of the fragrance.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Hark back to a time where peplum tops were the backbone of your wardrobe.
  — Georgia Trodd, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2023
• The Kenyan police are supposed to be the backbone of the armed mission.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• Deep down, the media is the backbone for the entire story.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Sep. 2023
• The linebacker corps, led by Harman and Lee, is the backbone of the defense.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• The group forms the backbone of Behavioral Health Court.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
• The stories that form the backbone of the novel are Juan’s sketches of Jan Gay.
  — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2023
• Parts of the pterosaur’s shoulders, legs, wings, and backbones were preserved in rock.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
• The stand supports Ohio agriculture, the backbone of the fair.
  — Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 July 2024
• Béchamel is one of the French mother sauces that provide the backbone of so many great recipes.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
• Perennials and shrubs are the backbone of the Test Garden.
  — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
• Which is why poor Mary, who loves him and has tried to serve as his backbone, has been dragged down, too.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2023
• Of course, a league-best defense remains the backbone of the scorching start.
  — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023
• This combo is the backbone of so many of Chris’s dishes.
  — Julia Turshen, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• Does this rod have the backbone for a larger species like tarpon?
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
• Nolin and Qian were not the only ones after the backbone.
  — Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024