building block

Example Sentences

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Besides these few players, though, there aren’t many winners when the basic building blocks of the global economy get pricier and more volatile.

From The Wall Street Journal

"People have been coming to express appreciation for us standing up," Woldenberg said, speaking by a display of stuffed animals and building blocks.

From BBC

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