sheet anchor in English

noun
1
a person or thing that is very dependable and relied upon in the last resort.
As I said, it's the sheet anchor of what we've come to know in the last century as middle class life.

Use "sheet anchor" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "sheet anchor" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sheet anchor", or refer to the context using the word "sheet anchor" in the English Dictionary.

1. 3 I regard him as my sheet anchor.

2. 5 He has no alternative but to use his sheet anchor.

3. 4 My best friend is my sheet anchor in times of trouble.

4. The European Union can act as a sheet anchor for emerging democracies.

5. 2 The European Union can act as a sheet anchor for emerging democracies.

6. “Bobstays” illustration from The Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor… by Darcy Lever, 1819 edition

7. 1 She played a sheet anchor role for the team when things were going badly.

8. 8 During the first 10 years of our fortunate in having your bank as our sheet anchor.

9. 7 I a small income from shares, which is my sheet anchor if my business should fail.

10. 6 I have a small income from shares, which is my sheet anchor if my business should fail.