in a building

Example Sentences

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An inquiry has been ordered after at least 15 people died in a fire that broke out in a building in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Now, there has been what he called a “very suspicious fire” in a building in the neighborhood’s tony Highlands where he maintained an office for his crystals company.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

The Gitters created a foundation to promote the study of Japanese art and American self-taught art and set up the Gitter-Yelen Art Study Center in a building next to their New Orleans home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“When you get 200 people in a building sharing the cost, it’s actually a lot cheaper than staying in your home,” Carle said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

After that they’d be living in a building with heat and hot water.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer