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 restaurant takes up about 7,000 square feet of the building.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
  • Her building, on the east end, was unscathed by the fire last week.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
  • 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
  • Thus, the use of an urban building landscape in the ad campaign.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • One of the victims shot at the Union building also died, police said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • White noise is pumped in through speakers, throughout the building.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • The mayor said there was damage to county roads and buildings due to the water.
    — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 July 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
  • Former closets and bedroom walls, in the alley next to the building.
    — Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Straus’s building has a pair of dark, stately columns that frame the entrance.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The city should place memorial plaques on these buildings.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Over the last two years, the church agreed several times to make repairs to various parts of the building, but, D.C.
    — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • When the station building is full, team members will hand out cards with return times to enter the queue.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 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
  • The first penthouse to be unveiled at the new condo building, the $37 million abode is spread over two stories.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • Months later, the pockmarked walls inside and outside the building have yet to be repaired.
    — Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Northon said that he was called to the state Capitol by several lawmakers who were clients and were locked out of the building.
    — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Some homes are flattened and other buildings bombed out.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 7 July 2024
  • 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
  • The $1 law has led to debates about what constitutes an unused school building and when the law is triggered.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Then, divide the building's property value by the number of units in the building.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024

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