pillar of strength
noun phrase
: someone or something that gives support or help during difficult times
My husband was my/a pillar of strength during my mother's illness.
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Her husband—who is also her longtime manager—has been a pillar of strength since day one.
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Nour Ezzedine, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
America’s labor market, however, remains a sturdy pillar of strength for the US economy, which should bode well for spending.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Andrii had already begun his journey of helping and rescuing others, having become a pillar of strength for Yulia, his mother.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The people helping to mold those youngsters into thriving, growing girls and boys, their protectors and pillars of strength, are mothers, and grandparents, and nonbiological kinfolk — in some cases, even the D.C. government.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
This support system becomes a pillar of strength, offering motivation and comfort while trying to pass the CPA exam.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The Sleater-Kinney method leans on how Tucker’s guttural vocals and Brownstein’s distorted guitars communicate with each other — Tucker does most of the singing for this 11th outing — resulting in a pillar of strength that embodies their relationship.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth has been noted as a unifying force in the country and a pillar of strength amid controversy and the unprecedented global health pandemic caused by COVID-19.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
In the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa, a community living under the clouds of war, what has been dismissed as elitist elsewhere has emerged as a pillar of strength and support.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
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Nour Ezzedine, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
America’s labor market, however, remains a sturdy pillar of strength for the US economy, which should bode well for spending.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Andrii had already begun his journey of helping and rescuing others, having become a pillar of strength for Yulia, his mother.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The people helping to mold those youngsters into thriving, growing girls and boys, their protectors and pillars of strength, are mothers, and grandparents, and nonbiological kinfolk — in some cases, even the D.C. government.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
This support system becomes a pillar of strength, offering motivation and comfort while trying to pass the CPA exam.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The Sleater-Kinney method leans on how Tucker’s guttural vocals and Brownstein’s distorted guitars communicate with each other — Tucker does most of the singing for this 11th outing — resulting in a pillar of strength that embodies their relationship.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth has been noted as a unifying force in the country and a pillar of strength amid controversy and the unprecedented global health pandemic caused by COVID-19.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
In the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa, a community living under the clouds of war, what has been dismissed as elitist elsewhere has emerged as a pillar of strength and support.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
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“Pillar of strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pillar%20of%20strength. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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