How to Use fundamental in a Sentence

fundamental

1 of 2 adjective
  • We need to make some fundamental changes in the way we do business.
  • The revolution brought about a fundamental change in the country.
  • We need to address these problems on a more fundamental level.
  • These ideas are of fundamental importance.
  • There's a fundamental difference between these two political parties.
  • The Constitution ensures our fundamental rights.
  • At the same time, the work is still at a fundamental stage.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And trust is the fundamental unit of a brand.
    — Rory Holland, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • That shift marks a fundamental change in wine’s role.
    — Erica Duecy, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But those are fundamental changes and that stuff’s hard.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
  • Bread — food — is that most fundamental need of all.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • What does this do to the fundamental beliefs that many of us have?
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • Trump has sought to change our global role in a fundamental way.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • And for the rest of us, there are fundamental questions in play.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The role of mayflies and stoneflies in the food chain is fundamental, as well.
    — Boris Kondratieff, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2020
  • And among preppies, no dress shoe is as fundamental as the loafer.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 6 Sep. 2016
  • One of life’s fundamental challenges is to find food that’s good to eat and avoid food that isn’t.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Writing lyrics or at least taking part in the process is fundamental to me.
    — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Nothing less than the fundamental right to speak freely is at stake in these cases.
    — PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Yet at the most fundamental level, James is no more or less than most of us.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • But just who owns the story — and who gets to tell it — is a fundamental question here.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • This is a fundamental tension for the project.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
  • The fundamental turnaround may have years to go.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Here in Michigan, where the right to vote is the most fundamental right.
    — NBC News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • In the world of drag, reading is fundamental.
    — Nina West september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This is about our fundamental rights and freedoms.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The coaches and kids just went back to work on fundamental football.
    — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Yet few of them treat stories as their fundamental unit of creation.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • First, this is not the last fundamental right that this Court is likely to take away.
    — Tara Kole, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2022
  • But none of that changes the fundamental arithmetic.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

fundamental

2 of 2 noun
  • Our guide to grilling fish will walk you through the fundamentals.
    — Phoebe Fry, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • But the fundamentals of the race haven’t changed much.
    — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But the hype ran ahead of the fundamentals, and the bubble burst the next year.
    — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2020
  • This rebound shows that the fundamentals of the bank are strong.
    — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 7 July 2019
  • And that’s not likely to change fundamentals very much at all.
    — David Koenig, The Mercury News, 2 June 2017
  • The bears are sick of hearing about the long-term fundamentals.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, these three will be governed by their fundamentals.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • The fundamentals are the same, but the bar is higher.
    — Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That was just the fundamentals, too.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In this case, the fundamentals helped.
    — David Caraccio may 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • These sounds, we’ve been told, are the fundamentals of talking dirty.
    — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 30 Jan. 2018
  • And practice is set up to go back and hammer out the fundamentals.
    — Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, 5 Nov. 2018
  • This is where being right on the fundamentals and right on the stock diverged.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • Steven stresses fundamentals and learning how to play the game the right way.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Kind of a fundamental of a game like this to directly be able to play a friend and test out your decks.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
  • But the fundamentals of their core business are not likely to change.
    — Greg Gardner and Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But his grasp of basketball fundamentals is a work in progress.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • And when those fundamentals are in place, the results speak for themselves.
    — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But his fundamentals and technique need to improve to achieve that.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The fundamentals are following through on what price is telling us.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • And one of the fundamentals – free-throw shooting – was in great supply.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Age doesn’t change the fundamentals.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The camp is open to kids ages 5 to 14 and will focus on fundamentals.
    — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The fundamentals of potato care go a long way toward a speedy and healthy harvest.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The sixth game of the year isn’t time to be reviewing the fundamentals of tackling.
    — Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Most of them turn on big fundamentals of economics and people's sense of the world.
    — Robert Costa, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • That is, is there a trend for the polling averages to move towards the fundamentals?
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Jim's call to trim is not a reflection on the fundamentals, which have been solid.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean dropping the fundamentals.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The places that ignore these fundamentals will remain in decline for decades to come.
    — Indystar, Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2018

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