building up
Example Sentences
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Starting gradually and building up over time can reduce the risk of injury.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"I think young people should focus on the microscale - rather than running for office, helping build communities and connecting with people and then building up to the top," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The war started in late February, just around the time refiners the world over were building up their jet-fuel stockpiles ahead of the summer travel season.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Baldwin, one of Churchill’s predecessors as British prime minister, had slow-walked the country’s rearmament during the 1930s while Nazi Germany was building up, leaving Britain unprepared when World War II broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
If I hadn’t spent my life building up layers of defenses until I recoil at even the suggestion of marriage or a family?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
