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.
• Fridge cleanout meals are the backbone.
  — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
• These movies—there are six of them in all—form the book’s backbone.
  — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2022
• There is one person up there with a backbone.
  — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
• Sweater dresses are the backbone of my fall wardrobe.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
• But jihadists still make up the backbone of its forces.
  — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
• Each had bites through the backbone and into the lungs and heart.
  — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
• The three have been the backbone of the team for the last three seasons.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
• An acid backbone is there, making this a good choice with spicy food.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
• Hark back to a time where peplum tops were the backbone of your wardrobe.
  — Georgia Trodd, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2023
• So that was always the backbone.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
• Grow a backbone, quit bowing down.
  — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
• Some gins have a backbone that just sings out of this treatment, and some don’t.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 21 May 2022
• Thank you @empire for being my backbone.
  — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
• Hana is the hidden backbone of this, so thank you, Hana.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
• Does this rod have the backbone for a larger species like tarpon?
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
• And two, cell culture was the backbone of this research field.
  — Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
• The state laws gave officials the backbone to vote yes.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
• The cosmic web forms the backbone of the universe.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
• After all, roomy knits are the backbone of any strong winter wardrobe.
  — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
• But at the same time, in the metaphorical sense, strong backbone.
  — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
• The backbone of the press corps, many of them died and have been overlooked in the retelling of the war.
  — Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
• Grapefruit, sage and patchouli are the backbone of the fragrance.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• My backbone jumped a couple of feet sideways?
  — Andrew Fedorov, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
• The mash bill is not specified, but is based on a corn backbone with rye for spice.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• Parts of the pterosaur’s shoulders, legs, wings, and backbones were preserved in rock.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
• The idea of the physical body is the backbone of this entire video.
  — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
• All the backbone of a healthy economy.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
• As much as his films might ebb and flow with grief and recovery, their backbone is that of a thriller.
  — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026