How to Use building in a Sentence

building

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  • We bought the land for building.
  • My office is in that small brick building.
  • The student body is small, so adults in the building know every child’s name.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The sky darkened, and strobes of light coated the court building in purple.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Nevels pleads not guilty to homicide The first shot was intended to hit the man, but missed and struck the wall of a building.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For kids ages 8 and up, pick up this Lego building set that’s inspired by Minecraft.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The monks and settlers cut native stone and timber to construct the first building on site.
    — Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The building also houses the Café at Hotel 1928, a spot to grab a morning pick-me-up or sweet treat.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Trisha Brown choreographed dances on the rooftops and facades of cast-iron buildings.
    — Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The variances had to deal with building and site design to fit the gas station on the 1.3-acre property.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
  • At a third, a building owner sold a load to Mr. Chudegowda without the wait.
    — Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Substations will be in the rear of the buildings and covered so they’re not easily seen.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Months later, the pockmarked walls inside and outside the building have yet to be repaired.
    — Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Housed in the tower of the main building, the two-floor suite features two bedrooms, a living room, dining room, and library.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Then, divide the building's property value by the number of units in the building.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The building and its contents were later buried and replaced with a grain store built directly on top of it.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • And now, the haunting building has landed on the real estate market.
    — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The 4,500-square-foot building is now home to both Paradisaea and a sister eatery, Dodo Bird Donuts, a daytime cafe.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • Named for the sound made by the rhythm of the human heart, it’s also become a drumbeat building to Minogue’s best chance to nab her second Grammy.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Steps away from the world-famous Musee d’Orsay, the building is set behind double gates and is completely hidden from the street.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Flags on official buildings will be flown at half-staff and a minute’s silence will be observed at noon.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Its cylindrical entrance has a winding staircase that ascends from a pool of water to the top of the building.
    — Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But there's another form of paralysis on Capitol Hill, on the other side of the building.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The car rolls onto a sidewalk between two brick columns and into a building.
    — Kristina Sgueglia, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
  • No building necessary—the banquette seating here is just the right-sized sofa.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 8 June 2023
  • In the months leading up to the collapse, the building was also facing major structural repairs.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The museum plans to reorient the entrance and restore the historic South Car Works building.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • In the initial auction, the feds required any new owner to preserve the seven-story building.
    — Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
  • This week was a big one for the east side of Detroit as demolition started on one of the vacant commercial buildings in the area.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
  • At the Martin’s Patershof, there is even is a condition that the church can reclaim the building if it is needed again, said De Preter.
    — Raf Casert, Fortune, 22 June 2023

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