How to Use foundation in a Sentence

foundation

noun

• The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations.
• The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation.
• The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.
• These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.
• They established a foundation to help orphaned children.
• That’s the largest sum the foundation has raked in since it got started in 2017.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• That comes when two men start from the same foundation.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The mash bill refers to the recipe of grains that makes up the spirit’s flavor foundation.
  — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• The foundation, which grew quickly and has a staff of 58, is based in Bronxville, New York.
  — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
• For sweetness and helps form the custard, the foundation of this pie.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
• Van der Sloot claimed Holloway was buried under the foundation of a house.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• His death grabbed the attention of the FBI and helped lay the foundation for Indiana to pass its version of a bias crimes law.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2023
• The event is the T.J. Martell Foundation’s main fundraiser of the year, and supports the foundation’s goals to fund cancer research and find a cure.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 6 June 2023
• Their house was ripped off its foundation, leaving just tile floors as a reminder that there had once been a home there.
  — Matthew Monagan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023
• The foundation did not respond to an ABC News request for comment.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
• In 2017, the foundation pushed for a strict election integrity law.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
• Leake appeared to reject the foundation of his arrest in a video that aired on Russian state TV.
  — Abigail Williams, NBC News, 12 June 2023
• The foundation gives YMCAs funding to hold the program each summer.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• Such bonds—between girls, between women—serve as the foundation on which progress is built.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• Use a gentle cleanser A facial cleanser is the foundation of any skincare routine.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
• All of the rope ferries are owned by a private foundation, which leases them to the ferry pilots, or fährimaa.
  — Sue Wunder, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
• Build a foundation with shredded sweet potatoes, then build on thin slices of prosciutto and eggs.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
• Of course, the beach artist’s successful island music sound is built on a country-rock foundation with steel drums.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
• When creating the foundation, Chan was inspired by her first date with her now-husband.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 1 Sep. 2023
• Chencho laid the foundation for his solo career with Plan B.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
• The foundation has provided inexpensive smartphones to some schools and hopes to add programs for math and science to the app.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2023
• Among other things, the foundation helps pay for treatment programs for addicts of every kind.
  — Michael Bamberger, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Your home's gutter system directs water from your roof away from your home and its foundation.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 June 2023
• Huge nine-story buildings have been ripped off their foundations and smothered by volumes of mud.
  — Alex Crawford, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
• His death was announced by the Carter Center, a foundation started by the former president and his wife, Rosalynn.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024