building block
Example Sentences
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As any sports psychologist can tell you, it’s a fundamental building block for success.
From Los Angeles Times
Organic compounds are carbon containing molecules that form the chemical building blocks of life as we know it.
From Science Daily
“For Delta Slim, those scenes were the fundamental building blocks.”
From Los Angeles Times
She knew how to vamp like no other, using facial expressions and body language like building blocks to create everyone’s favorite characters.
From Salon
This ability appears far earlier than scientists previously believed and suggests that important building blocks of perception are present almost from the very start of life.
From Science Daily
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