built

Example Sentences

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But unlike his peers, Kim Il Sung had built a personality cult robust enough to be passed down to successive generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“However, a strong national food safety system is not built state by state.”

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Instead, employees have to show a project they recently built.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The board this week ultimately approved the lot merger with a 4-1 vote, combining several parcels of land on the corner of Clark and Aten roads where the proposed center would be built.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The sun was just beginning to set, and the street outside was primitive, nothing more than packed dirt between poorly built wooden houses.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin