lay the foundation of
Example Sentences
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Builders and construction workers quite literally lay the foundation of our communities, creating the roads, homes and infrastructure that keep this country running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Even though it’s wrestling and it’s like aggression and all that kind of energy, I do want to lay the foundation of a welcoming positive energy,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
“We have to lay the foundation of India for the next 1,000 years,” he said, after helicopters had showered flowers from above.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
This was needed, he said, "to stop the boats and lay the foundation of a fair and humane asylum system".
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
When I have put my words in thy mouth, and covered thee with the palm of my hand, that I may plant the heaven, and lay the foundation of the earth.
From An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming by J. R. (John Ranicar) Park
