erecting
Example Sentences
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The film stops several yellow bricks short of erecting a temple to the sacrifices of fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bolivians began demonstrating and erecting roadblocks in early May to demand salary increases, stable fuel supplies and measures to mitigate the worst economic crisis in 40 years.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Catalans have been erecting human towers—castells—to celebrate local festivities since the 18th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The construction site is erecting a shiny new mall while modern buildings and related respiratory illnesses are spiking up across the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Discovery started as a local concept, symbolized at first by the erecting of new ‘pillars of Hercules’ by Portuguese explorers advancing along the coasts of Africa.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
