raw material
noun
: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product
Wheat … is raw material for the flour mill …—
C. A. Koepke
C. A. Koepke
broadly
: something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration
… perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries. —Agnes M. Clerke
Agnes M. Clerke Examples of raw material in a Sentence
His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
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Following approval of these contracts, construction begins swiftly, increasing demand for not just electricity, but raw materials and labor.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Also, these geopolymers can take longer to set than cement, though the setting time can be sped up by using raw materials that react quickly.
—Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Longer-lasting materials mean fewer raw materials extracted, less energy consumed in manufacturing, and lower waste generation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
This framing mirrors the wider African commodity narrative, in which the continent exports raw materials while capturing only a sliver of global value.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Also, these geopolymers can take longer to set than cement, though the setting time can be sped up by using raw materials that react quickly.
—Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Longer-lasting materials mean fewer raw materials extracted, less energy consumed in manufacturing, and lower waste generation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
This framing mirrors the wider African commodity narrative, in which the continent exports raw materials while capturing only a sliver of global value.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for raw material
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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