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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Converted hotels have served as the backbone of the work.
  — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• 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
• One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• The changes highlight how much ground Sudan’s military, long seen as the backbone of the state, has lost in this war.
  — Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• And these are the people who have become the backbone of Ecuador’s gang problem today.
  — Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024
• The backbone of Public is the mobile network of its owner, Telus.
  — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Biden administration has the smarts and the backbone to follow through even when the going gets tough.
  — Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
• Blank Blanks are the backbone of spinning and baitcasting rods.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
• The gullwing sections span both the front and rear door openings and are hinged to a central overhead backbone.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
• The backbone on this rod is excellent thanks to the one-piece graphite and fiberglass construction.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• Using kitchen shears or a sharp knife, carefully cut along both sides of the backbone to remove it.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• Bacon and Cheddar cheese form the backbone of flavor in this hash brown casserole.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• Sikh farmers from Punjab formed the backbone of the demonstrations.
  — Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024