Sentence examples for an essential touchstone from inspiring English sources
In her lectures she expounds movingly on one of Gorky's greatest paintings, "Portrait of the Artist and His Mother" (1928-36), which the film portrays as an essential touchstone to Armenian cultural identity.
Mrs. Romney's newly higher profile, those close to her said, is the natural extension of the private role she has long played as her husband's inseparable partner and essential touchstone.
As Sean Nelson wrote recently in The Stranger, "Eightball became one of the essential comedic touchstones of 1990s culture, a way to help the self-selecting weirdos of the pre-internet — or at least pre-good-internet — era identify kindred spirits and speak in shorthand".
Heritage is a constant, a touchstone for people's history.
He is an ever-present touchstone, a writer consistently conjured.
Their Springer is less a character than a cultural touchstone.
Dennis Brain's concertos remain a benchmark and a personal touchstone.
He's an aspirational figure and a moral touchstone.
Vietnam, rather, was an emotional touchstone.
The 11 million figure has since become an international touchstone.
