source material
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Villarreal: There’s an overwhelming amount of source material from the Kennedy side, but less so on Carolyn.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Dolin concedes that his source material for the tale is necessarily one-sided; the Palauans did not leave written records of their encounters with the Mentor’s crew.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He had spent years trying to tell biblical stories at the scale portrayed in the source material.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Those vignettes became source material for her new music.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Pulcinella is sparklingly inventive with its source material but it is nevertheless the musical equivalent of placing the Art Deco spire of Manhattan's Chrysler Building on top of Christopher Wren's Greenwich Hospital.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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