building block
noun
building blocks
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pluralof building block.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But a boom’s building blocks can stay expensive even after stock prices don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Learning how to fight “isn’t just for negotiators or mediators. These skills should be the building blocks of everyday life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Companies in China have long been the main producers of the chemical building blocks used to make fentanyl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Research into parenting has increasingly focused on the early years - from pregnancy to the age of two when the building blocks for lifelong emotional and physical health are laid down.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Our societies are built from the same building blocks as Neanderthal or chimpanzee societies, and the more we examine these building blocks—sensations, emotions, family ties—the less difference we find between us and other apes.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
