How to Use builder in a Sentence

builder

noun
  • We will have to get the builders to repair the wall.
  • The army is said to be a character builder.
  • The architect discussed her plans with the builder and the contractor.
  • The experience was a real confidence builder.
  • For the unversed, the builder’s woodwork is some of the most beautiful in the yachting world.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Walker had been a top-seller for home builder D.R. Horton.
    Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022
  • So the builder confidence has been generally pretty low right now.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Hays Farm is in the market for a new home builder at the sprawling south Huntsville development.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The home builder's monthly survey continues to show a decline in three major components.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Then in June, the builder, which has most recently been headed by interim co-chief executives, put itself up for sale.
    Ben Dummett, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Featuring unexpected details on kitchen cabinetry instantly elevates a design and takes it from standard builder-grade to designer chic.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Other major figures in the case settled years ago, including the builder and the owner of the private lockups and their companies, in payouts totaling about $25 million.
    Michael Rubinkam, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Stadtler said the state plans to select the builders by this fall.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • First, the road builders use rollers to pack the subgrade down.
    Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
  • The builders are still working out the pricing and just how large the units will be.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • McCoy says the Icon project in Texas with Lennar could show builders this is the way.
    Jim Morrison, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My dad is a home builder and told me the layout of the home was super rare and unique.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Gulf Craft may not be the most famous yacht builder on the water.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • She was also told about the role of women as builders of peace.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • There was griping about its scale, but it was built within the law; that was the city’s fault, not the builder’s.
    Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • He was laid off from his job at a home builder as the housing market slowed.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Nesmith landed, hollered and flexed both his arms like a body builder.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The work was, of course, finished to the Dutch builder’s exacting standards.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Buyers can also use their own plans and work with Dream Builders, or a builder of their choice.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Curiel had square recessed lighting installed in the ceiling, but otherwise the kitchen was the work of the builder.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • There are tons of Lego options included in the Prime Day sale for every age and kind of builder.
    Amy Stanford, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • But no builder is in place for a 4,000-bed prison planned in Escambia County.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The front and rear sections of the car were mangled and even the engine – which had run fewer than 100 laps – went back to the builder for a checkup.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Pro Spotlight Searching for builders and contractors in the Southeast to hire?
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike the Baby Boomers and the builders/silent generation, where children introduced parents to new tech, Millennials are introducing their kids to the digital world from day one.
    Casper Ravn-Sørensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

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