How to Use foundational in a Sentence

foundational

adjective

• That movie is like the most foundational piece of art in my life.
  — Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
• Read and share some of her foundational work.
  — JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
• The skills most at risk are foundational.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Then there are the foundational role guys.
  — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 29 May 2026
• The foundational fact is that both men are humans, not demons or gods.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
• Growing up there was foundational for her in more ways than one.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
• Both are foundational to the film.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
• Nothing is more foundational in a wardrobe than a go-to pair of denim.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023
• This is the main, foundational track for the season.
  — Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
• Yeah, the truth of the matter is that my faith is hugely foundational for me.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
• This proved a foundational case on both sides of the Atlantic.
  — WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• The question here is whether the desire is a foundational piece, or more.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
• Draws are a foundational part of the modern game of soccer.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
• These are some big, crucial ideas that are foundational and worth fighting for.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
• Core skills, like math and reading, are foundational.
  — Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
• Business may go up for a time, but the foundational structure doesn’t change.
  — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• All our holy books have foundational teachings of justice and love.
  — Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
• The first three are foundational.
  — Tim Burns, Fortune, 9 June 2026
• Free speech should be foundational.
  — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
• Free speech should be foundational.
  — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
• Don’t forget your feet (arguably the most foundational part of your body).
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
• Trouble was, that season proved to be more fool’s gold than foundational.
  — Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
• Three foundational pieces added here.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Powell’s role in all this is foundational.
  — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 10 June 2026
• This draft proved foundational for the franchise.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
• As a foundational part of how success is defined.
  — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• Caifanes, meanwhile, are a foundational force in Latin rock.
  — Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
• If that foundational belief was wrong, then risking the future for the present was wrong, too.
  — Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• Greg was foundational to CBS, the straight-man with the light touch.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
• The class is part of a structured program designed to build foundational skills.
  — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026