Building Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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He started in March 2023, and set to work on building up a 600-strong team at the same time as beginning to design a car.

From BBC

“They did a masterful job at building support through elected officials that made the city turn a blind eye.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But restarting a closed nuclear plant can take several years, and building advanced nuclear generators will likely take more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

She set off down a shadowed path, wandering alone past obelisks, stone angels, and granite buildings in this city of the dead.

From Literature

Streets in the commercial district lie strewn with debris after the Uba River overflows, collapsing a bridge and several buildings.

From Barron's