How to Use building in a Sentence

building

noun
  • We bought the land for building.
  • My office is in that small brick building.
  • White noise is pumped in through speakers, throughout the building.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Thus, the use of an urban building landscape in the ad campaign.
    Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Deputies arrived to find an unoccupied car inside the building.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 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
  • The Pioneer building glowing through the window added an extra touch of magic to the scene.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The stage potentially could be setup in front of the building, facing east toward Downtown.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 4 May 2023
  • If Mehlhourn's plan delivers, there's a chance students could continue learning with their friends from the same teachers, possibly even in the same building.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Cars of young men, including some below the legal voting age of 21, idled in the unpaved alley behind the building waiting to be handed a stack of cards.
    Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Additionally, Wyland painted the mural for free, as a gift to Detroit at a time when the building was abandoned and the city was covered in blight.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
  • After fans left the building, the floor emblazoned with the Clippers logo was unlocked and removed piece by piece and stacked on rolling racks to be placed into temporary storage.
    Brian Van Der Brug, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Months later, the pockmarked walls inside and outside the building have yet to be repaired.
    Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 13 July 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

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