How to Use cornerstone in a Sentence

cornerstone

noun

• Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.
• Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.
• Having her dream job is a cornerstone of that joy.
  — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
• Add it all up, and this is what a cornerstone player looks like.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• And Sam, for so many years, was the sort of cornerstone of that.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
• That girl is now my sister-friend Katie, a cornerstone in my life.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
• Now, films are the cornerstones of my relations with my two sons.
  — Tim Gray, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
• This process heals your soul and is the cornerstone for your recovery.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The long run is the cornerstone of a half-marathon training program.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
• Could both be cornerstones for the future to turn this franchise around?
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
• In the Kings’ perfect world, two cornerstones will give way to two more.
  — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• For most, that would be a cornerstone for a successful team.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
• The levies are a cornerstone of his economic plan.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
• Google’s search engine, of course, is the cornerstone of its empire.
  — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• Whole grains are a cornerstone of heart-healthy eating patterns.
  — Caitlin Beale, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
• Brown has and will certainly be a cornerstone for the team this season.
  — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• That and the expensive new deal means Hall is a team cornerstone.
  — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
• For the past fifty years, tourism has been the cornerstone of the local economy.
  — CBS News, 1 May 2026
• Testing, and doing it right, can be the cornerstone of a safe Olympics.
  — Jeremy Samuel Faust and Michael J. Mina, CNN, 15 June 2021
• Trust is a cornerstone of this season’s success.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
• This is the cornerstone of a healthy connection.
  — Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
• When healthy, the fifth-year player is the cornerstone on the right side of the offensive line.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2022
• Their images were synonymous with big cats — the white tigers that were the cornerstone of their act.
  — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022
• But the Bulls don’t have a definite cornerstone to build around.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
• And that, to me, is the cornerstone of writing good dialogue.
  — Sridhar Pappu, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
• Green, of course, should be the team’s cornerstone of the future, but will take some time to develop.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 4 Aug. 2021
• More cornerstone pieces are needed.
  — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
• The contract for the school was signed and the cornerstone laid in the fall of 1926.
  — Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
• Sands has been a cornerstone, too, totaling a team-best 70 digs.
  — Brady Shanahan, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
• Philanthropy is a cornerstone of their work.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025