How to Use raw material in a Sentence

raw material

noun
  • His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
  • This year, sales are down by one-third, while the cost of raw materials has soared.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 8 July 2019
  • That means having raw materials ready at the right place at the right time.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The raw material is right there.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Some raw material costs have surged by as much as 30%.
    — Pippa Stevens,macklin Fishman, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • The bad news is the next shortage of a key raw material could already be on its way.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Use them for mulch in the shrub border or as raw material for the compost pile.
    — ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The raw material, the colors, the crest are great.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • That's largely due to the high cost of the raw materials to make the battery.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2023
  • These became the raw material for the piece.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those raw materials were the feedstock of tons of concrete, used to build roads.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
  • That said the raw materials are, and always have been there with Suarez.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The raw materials for this type of projection are hard to find.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The near-closure of the strait is blocking that raw material too.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
  • None of this means brands should stop focusing on raw materials.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • The raw material, called hurd, is the inner, woody core of the hemp plant, chipped into small pieces.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
  • That is pushing up raw material costs.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Because the raw material hasn’t been colored, each rug is unique.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That cuts down e-waste and potentially even the need to mine for as much raw material.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The latter is a way for readers to connect with the raw materials that the essences come from.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The raw material is transformed into a very thin and long fiber that is the basis of the cupro yarn.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Instead, think of your media hit as raw material for a wealth of new content.
    — Nicole Dunn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The leaves can by recycled as mulch or raw material for the compost pile.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The war in Ukraine has sparked fears of a fall in raw material exports from the region.
    — Anna Cooban and Inke Kappeler, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Instead of ending up in landfills, shoes can be reused as raw material for new pairs.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
  • What unites them is the precision of the raw material, the method, and the intent.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • And some raw material shortages may lead paint producers to up their prices at least through the end of the year.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021
  • When built, the plant will reduce tires to raw materials such as steel, carbon black and crumb rubber.
    — al, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Morison went to sea with the fleets in both oceans and gathered raw material from a vast team of scholar-sailors.
    — WSJ, 15 June 2018
  • Before the war, roughly half its raw materials, like meat and chicken meal, came from abroad.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023

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