How to Use foundational in a Sentence

foundational

adjective

• Safety, trust, attraction, values alignment and respect are foundational.
  — Myisha Battle, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
• This proved a foundational case on both sides of the Atlantic.
  — WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• Nothing is more foundational in a wardrobe than a go-to pair of denim.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023
• And once the Magic finds the right fits around foundational wings, a playoff berth won’t be far behind.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Raclette cheese is the foundational substance of Crans.
  — Devin Friedman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2023
• Don’t forget your feet (arguably the most foundational part of your body).
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
• It was revamped in 1965 by a new owner and became foundational to the craft beer movement.
  — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
• Gore, one of those foundational pieces, allowed five runs and didn’t make it out of the fourth, but the 25-year-old left-hander is keenly aware of the team in transition.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
• Her self-deception is the foundational falsehood in the maelstrom of lies and misdeeds that spews forth over more than 300 pages.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
• While the artistic mediums differ, the foundational themes couldn’t be more aligned.
  — Cierra Black, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
• An even more foundational fix is also needed: Teaching how to think, not what to think.
  — WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
• Yes, foundational, as in the kind of piece that seemingly ever team in baseball has.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
• As half of the foundational production duo The Neptunes, Williams has set the backdrop for some of music's greatest hits.
  — Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 6 June 2024
• This idea was foundational to the Nazi notion of racial purity.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• Make an effort to set aside the wider world to manage any internal issues while the Moon moves through your foundational 4th house.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
• The goal with that spirit is to honor the college’s past and high standards of leadership that are foundational to the college, which has been around for over 150 years.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
• Craig Wright has long claimed to have been the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published under the pseudonym.
  — Reuters, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
• The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law that’s been foundational to the internet for decades.
  — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023
• Her goal is to focus on the long term: providing foundational knowledge at the youth level.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• To name something—to separate it from the rest of existence and bestow a label on it—is a foundational act.
  — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
• This cycle is, after all, the foundational principle of the faith.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
• There was no foundational trade on the horizon, the ripples from the Damian Lillard-Jrue Holiday trade shaking up the league around them.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Schwartz shared that most people struggle with the same foundational issues when writing a show.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 20 July 2023
• Even at a basic level, Hynes says, stacking up the pieces can teach foundational spatial skills.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
• The land of Israel is central to the religion, the foundational narrative of which is about returning from slavery to the Promised Land.
  — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Loading your audio article There is no question that Brent Rooker has the makings of a foundational piece for the A’s.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
• Meanwhile, city sneakers from New Balance and Rag & Bone are foundational in any fall capsule wardrobe, styled best with dresses and sleek skirts.
  — Porter Simmons, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
• The scheme launched with zero formal commitments — not even from a group of six foundational members.
  — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Taylor’s leadership style ensures their board achieves its goals and then some, while staying true to its foundational tenets and founders.
  — April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
• This movie was a foundational text for a generation, made all the more nostalgic by the fact that most of the young cast stayed out of the limelight afterward, forever preserved in our memories as pint-size rock stars (RIP, drummer Freddy).
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024