building

Example Sentences

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I sometimes hoped I’d get a call in the middle of the night: “The building burnt down, and all your stuff is gone. Congratulations!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It’s part of a broader shift toward building new demand engines as exports and investments lose some of their punch.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“We’re still building forts, we’re just doing it at a large scale,” Josh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Private companies are building rockets and landers with genuine urgency.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

At the exit door to the building was a second ordeal, a line of women guards examining each prisoner again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom