Examples of centerpiece in a Sentence
resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations
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If California is serious about addressing healthcare workforce shortages, expanding capacity at community colleges must be the centerpiece of the solution.
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Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
After spending her entire career as a centerpiece in Phoenix, Griner was often the third or fourth option on the Dream and had difficulty adjusting to the system run by first-year coach Karl Smesko.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
What was originally a mostly European project, renamed ExoMars, became the centerpiece of a joint initiative with the United States in 2009, when NASA and ESA signed an agreement to pursue the exploration of Mars together.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
The galleries are the centerpiece of LACMA’s broader redevelopment effort, a project more than two decades in the making supported by a mix of public and private funding.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
After spending her entire career as a centerpiece in Phoenix, Griner was often the third or fourth option on the Dream and had difficulty adjusting to the system run by first-year coach Karl Smesko.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
What was originally a mostly European project, renamed ExoMars, became the centerpiece of a joint initiative with the United States in 2009, when NASA and ESA signed an agreement to pursue the exploration of Mars together.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
The galleries are the centerpiece of LACMA’s broader redevelopment effort, a project more than two decades in the making supported by a mix of public and private funding.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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centerpiece
noun
cen·ter·piece
ˈsent-ər-ˌpēs 
: a piece put in the center of something and especially a decoration (as flowers) for the center of a table
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