How to Use well-built in a Sentence

well-built

adjective
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  • Overall, testers found that the pieces in this cookware set felt well-built.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The structure felt very steady and well-built throughout our tests, and the design is simple and stylish.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
  • That said, everything else about the Platform Camper felt well-built and of high quality.
    — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 28 May 2023
  • Though inflation was a bit noisy and the twin size was too short for a tall adult, the air mattress is well-built and highly versatile.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Despite that thinner profile and lighter weight, the new Air is no less solid or well-built than before.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 3 May 2023
  • Beyond the stylish look, travelers love how durable and well-built these suitcases are.
    — Rachael Green, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
  • The quick-dry fabric feels eternally lightweight and soft, and the scalloped leg plus the athletic fit and four-way stretch make these bathing suits well-built for both the land and water.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 13 June 2023
  • Amazon This is both an affordable and well-built monitor.
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Construction Due to the nature of its work, a machete needs to be well-built with quality materials.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In a photo that appears on Galochkin’s GitHub and Gravatar profiles, a man appears well-built, with bushy dark brown eyebrows and a matching dark brown goatee.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Ranking high in our quality and temperature/airflow tests, this goose-down pillow is large, fluffy, and well-built.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The case is very sturdy and well-built, and the instruction manual is thorough and nicely illustrated.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The Legacy wagon also felt extremely refined and well-built—only the Volkswagen was quieter on the highway.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
  • The Halo96 is exceptionally well-built, with doubleshot PBT keycaps, an aluminum case, and layers of silicone sound dampening that fine-tune its sound and feel.
    — Chris Coke, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This paddle board was exceptionally easy to paddle around and felt well-built with high-quality materials and stitching.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Christened Coral Ocean and Galaxy, respectively, the former was considered something of an artifact while the latter, though well-built, was completely forgettable.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2023
  • However, their offensive potency is bound to return when Haliburton comes back or shortly thereafter, and the Pacers finally seem well-built enough defensively to make their scoring numbers hold up.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024

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