build up

Example Sentences

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“The biggest thing was it helped me build up my confidence,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Stargate is a $500bn project to build up data center capacity in the US, which backers say is needed for planned increases in AI processing and power requirements over the next several years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

For these drugs to work, they must build up inside cancer cells at levels high enough to trigger cell death.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

And why does this feel so much worse than if he’d just reminded me monthly instead of letting it build up?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

For one thing, as I said, if he was going to be sick, he ought to build up his strength.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien