foundation

Example Sentences

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The experience helped the military refine tactics and procedures that have helped form the foundation of rescue operations since.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead of building everything from scratch, you’re layering onto a foundation that’s already there — salty, savory, complex.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“Manufacturers are entering the second quarter on a more fragile foundation as a result.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But Rome owes to him the most famous foundation myth of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She uses a dry, tough thread for foundation lines, and she uses a sticky thread for snare lines—the ones that catch and hold insects.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White