How to Use buildup in a Sentence

buildup

1 of 2 noun

• There is a big traffic buildup on the highway.
• Both players were given big buildups before the game.
• You should clean the mechanism regularly to prevent buildup of dirt.
• Still, there are some tricks to avoiding jams, clogged pipes and gross smells caused by bacteria and food buildup.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
• Best for getting maximum hold and control for your hair, this gel feels lightweight and doesn't flake or leave buildup on your head.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Feb. 2023
• The buildup of bacteria, sebum, and skin cells into the skin causes pimples.
  — Amelia MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
• This psoriasis cream contains a blend of herbage extractors, which work on flakes and dandruff buildup.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• Overshadowing the buildup to the game was Tom Brady’s retirement.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
• This will backflush the machine, stripping away any coffee particles or mineral buildup.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
• Nothing crazy or anything, but obviously wasn't prepared for the buildup coming back into spring training.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2023
• Finally, the latex layer adds breathability to increase airflow and reduce heat buildup.
  — Megan Griffith, Health, 4 Feb. 2023
• Federal inspectors cited the plant repeatedly after finding leftover meat on equipment, mold and mildew buildup, insects in and around deli meats and puddles of blood on the plant's floor.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Moreno said menstruation is the body's natural way of discarding monthly buildup of the uterine lining that prepares a woman for potential pregnancy.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
• The buildup of ice caused a tree limb to snap the line, DeGroff said.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• That could be due to a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
  — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
• In all, despite the buildup, the IBA didn’t offer much new.
  — Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
• Duggan worked out for the Cowboys during the buildup of the NFL draft.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• The acid in the vinegar will break down the mineral buildup.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
• Too much plaque buildup can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2023
• The buildup of toxins in his body had left him comatose.
  — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• If there is buildup stuck on the brush, scrub with something like a toothbrush.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2023
• West mixes some wit in with the gore here, even if the payoff, alas, doesn’t rise to the level of the buildup.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 July 2024
• There’s a lot of buildup to a single kiss between two teens.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
• Scrub problem areas with the paste until the buildup is gone.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• For buildup on the backside of the knobs, try using a toothbrush to get into the tight spaces.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• The soft stone would remove the layer of dirt, brine, and crust buildup on the planks, and reveal the white wood underneath.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
• This buildup of promyelocytes leads to a shortage of normal white and red blood cells and platelets in the body.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• The pressure from the gas buildup eventually cracks the electrodes and makes the battery fail.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2023
• But for most of the buildup and parts of the game itself, Julie Sanchez and her husband, Ralph, weren’t gazing up at those screens at all.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Both drugs work by targeting plaque buildups in the brain that are known as amyloid.
  — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024

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build up

2 of 2 verb

• One of their targets is decrepit cells that build up in tissues as people age.
  — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
• Cholesterol and triglycerides are two types of lipids (fats) that build up in your arteries.
  — Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
• The steam works to heat skin up, and causes waxy, solid build up to liquefy and drain out of pores.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Dec. 2022
• But this kind of agreeability comes with costs that build up over time, and which many disabled people come to feel are much too high.
  — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• Typically, when launching these high-powered behemoths, a big brake torque to build up boost and revs is the quickest way off the line.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
• Some people online have already encouraged others to go out and get Covid to build up immunity.
  — Paul Mozur, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• Gases that build up after death can be expelled through any orifice in the body, including the mouth, and may carry infectious virus, the researchers said.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• The issue stems from a possible design flaw that can cause water to build up in a vehicle's spare wheel well, which can set off a device that causes the engine to shut down.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023
• Recently, a gene therapy trial to treat an extremely rare form of epilepsy appeared to cause fluid to build up in the brain of two infants in the trial.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2023
• Driving causes heat to build up in the tires, causing the air pressure reading to rise as the air expands, so the low-pressure warning light turns off, giving you a false sense of security.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Dec. 2022
• The disappointing outcomes cap three decades of research based heavily on the theory that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by plaques of amyloid proteins that build up between brain cells and kill them.
  — John Rennie, Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• This suggests that the genetic variant has risen rapidly in frequency before mutations had time to build up variation and generate a more complex topology.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
• Researchers found the most virus in the lungs, as opposed to the upper respiratory tract, and said gases that build up after death can be released through any orifice, including the mouth, and may carry disease.
  — Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• This post goes deep on a specific type of NbS: rivers that deliver sediment to build up and maintain downstream deltas and mangrove forests that can provide buffers to coastal storms, floods and erosion.
  — Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• As the world celebrated the calendar flipping to 2022, Russia was continuing its months-long build up of forces in Ukraine.
  — Fox News, 22 Dec. 2022
• The rear has been bumped out and built up into a third story.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
• Liu likes to start off with the smallest amount and build up if needed.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• This includes dirt and oil that can build up as a result of styling.
  — Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
• The issue was simply whether he would be built up enough after a slow start to the spring.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• While in the Senate, Harris built up a voting record that put her to the left of Bernie Sanders.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
• In the week before the trip, Christopher built up his friend list and flew off to Europe with his team.
  — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
• The cat has to gather them in order to get a fish from the bird and that reward builds up stamina.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• That drive that had been built up by being the kid on the other side of the fence — there was no longer a purpose for that.
  — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 7 July 2023
• But it’s built up by linear pieces of wood going back into the frame.
  — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
• On the contrary, even plant oils have the same capacity to build up in your hair.
  — Neha Tandon, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
• Keep a small trash can in the car for snack wrappers, empty cups and all of those pesky receipts that build up.
  — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2023
• Clots can block the veins carrying blood from the brain back to the heart, causing pressure to build up in the brain itself.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• While Dave's 1996 murder is not the focus of the film, the events build up to that horrific moment.
  — Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2023
• The force was built up under cover of thick summer foliage along the rural roads of Sumy region, in northeast Ukraine.
  — Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
• Additionally, Vallo says that the lack of ventilation plastic containers have causes fruits to get moldy and mushy because of the moisture build up.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024