anchor

Definition:
A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.
A person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety.
Fix firmly and stably.

Use 'anchor' in a sentence:

1. Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.
2. Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
3. He worked in the news division of ABC – he was the anchor of its 15-minute evening newscast.
4. The Greeks coming to Troy needed a port to anchor their ships.
5. Make sure the table is securely anchored.
6. The ship was anchored off shore.
7. We dropped anchor in a sheltered spot.
8. The roots anchor the plant in the earth.
9. The peace with Egypt and Jordan has long served as an anchor of stability and peace in the heart of the Middle East.
10. We weighed anchor.
11. We could anchor off the pier.
12. She anchored the evening news for seven years.
13. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.
14. We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.
15. Last year, an anchor weighing seven stones was also discovered at the site after excavators uncovered curved timbers that a backhoe brought up.
16. Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection.
17. In the unstable Middle East, Israel is the one anchor of stability.
18. "Brimstone and gall," the voice retorted, "say that again, and I'll cast anchor in you."
19. "Quiet, you scugs," he cried, "or I'll cast anchor in you." And at once the din was hushed.
20. Dad was the anchor of the family.
21. Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news.
22. The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
23. Steve anchors the team's defense.
24. The anchor was attached to a length of rope.
25. He provided an emotional anchor for her.
26. We anchored off the coast of Spain.
27. NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
28. The ship anchored in the middle of the river.
29. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
30. They anchored the boat.
31. Her life was anchored by her religion.
32. A clothing shop is to be a key anchor in a new development planned on the vacant lot.
33. In this fast-changing and competitive world, it's only natural that people are seeking a spiritual anchor.
34. As a news anchor, I was responsible for a team of people and what we put on the air each day; in PR, they call that a project manager.
35. Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail.
36. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
37. A united Germany must be firmly anchored in NATO if Europe is to remain stable.
38. the anchor of the family.
39. They cast anchor at nightfall.
40. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water) .
41. The sailor coiled the rope around the anchor.
42. Unlike the original form used in early pendulum clocks, the anchor escapement permitted the pendulum to travel in a very small arc.
43. Letters from home were an anchor to him when he worked abroad.
44. Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
45. He worked in the news division of ABC — he was the anchor of its 15-minute evening newscast.
46. To save yourself, you must first let go of the anchor.
47. The shelves should be securely anchored to the wall.
48. Dan Rather, anchor of the CBC Evening News.
49. Does outer space even rob you of something to which you can anchor a spring?
50. John's outlook has always been anchored in the political mainstream.
51. There are other tricks to assist with dates in the first months of the year—for example, the last day of February is always an anchor day, leap year or no.
52. Now we need a way to locate this anchor.
53. It was called the anchor escapement, which was a lever-based device shaped like a ship's anchor.
54. Let's begin with a kind of warm-up sheet which we can anchor in these little drawings I've made.
55. Collins anchors the 6 o'clock news.
56. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team.
57. Three tankers were anchored in the harbor.
58. Sailboats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
59. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
60. We anchored our sailing boat in the bay.
61. We definitely have to anchor it at both ends.
62. The ship is about to weigh anchor.
63. The child seat belt was not properly anchored to the car.