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.
• 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
• This country used to be made up of mom-and-pop businesses; that used to be the backbone.
  — USA Today, 27 Mar. 2023
• An acid backbone is there, making this a good choice with spicy food.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
• Ask for the bird to be cut into five pieces: the legs, wings, and whole turkey breasts with the backbone removed.
  — Julie Harans, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2022
• No longer are the naps, socks and toiletries that have comprised the backbone of the nonprofit enough.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2022
• Converted hotels have served as the backbone of the work.
  — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• The American defense has been the backbone of their World Cup run.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
• That was the inspiration for a speech that Rio Morales gives her son that became the backbone of the movie.
  — Phil Lord, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Those Marines and sailors could provide the backbone for any armed guard mission in the strait, through which 20% of the world’s crude oil passes.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Thousands of tiny details are layered in as background and they, and the array of superb performances, give the film its backbone.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
• Tractor-trailer combinations are the backbone of the trucking industry, and these need to be attached to and detached from each other.
  — Richard Bishop, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024