How to Use construction in a Sentence

construction

noun

• Construction of the new bridge will begin in the spring.
• Note the similar construction of the buildings.
• This word is used in positive constructions.
• That verb is commonly used in passive constructions.
• Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.
• The full Goodyear welt construction makes sures that this loafer will last till the end of time.
  — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• The crane collapsed at a construction site, the city said.
  — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
• The Drake Group wanted to start construction in spring of 2020.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• To get a feel for these constructions, try one for yourself.
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
• Over the past three decades construction has boomed across the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
• On the job, the man dons a hard hat and construction jacket — not to build up his neighborhood, but to tear it down.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
• The construction on the new units is expected to be completed by the summer of 2025.
  — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
• The outbreak may have been the result of construction kicking up spores.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2023
• With construction behind them, the taproom is ready to open.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• In his pamphlet, Gacy claimed that a dozen employees of his construction business had keys to the house.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 10 May 2023
• Two of the six construction workers who had been doing work on the bridge were recovered the day after the bridge collapsed.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
• And then in the 1950s, after World War II, there was this huge economic boom, a lot of home construction going on.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
• The areas that lost the most jobs were retail trade, warehousing, and construction.
  — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2023
• During the construction phase, the museum allowed visitors to watch as the team set up the blocks.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
• As for the rest of the furniture, much of it was made by a local carpenter, while her husband also helped with the construction of the space.
  — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
• Blumenfeld says construction often takes 18 months to two and a half years.
  — Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• This tax revenue goes to the Kentucky Road Fund and supports road construction and maintenance across the state.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2023
• Given the wide range of colors, solid construction, and overall value, these sheets are well worth the spend.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
• Tax credits have played a role in the construction of many apartments with affordable rents.
  — Will Parker, WSJ, 10 July 2023
• Thousands upon thousands of jobs over the course of that construction which has taken years.
  — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
• To keep a lid on costs and speed up construction, prefab kitchen and bath pods will be inserted into the apartments as they’re built.
  — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
• These slip-ons feature a ton of unexpected details like the woven leather construction at the toe box, the side stitching that runs along the length of the shoe, and, of course, the fun kiltie on top.
  — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2023
• Teaching ourselves forge construction and basic blacksmithing in two days was a good piece of work.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
• The remaining element of phase two, not part of the upcoming construction, is a two-acre Japanese garden.
  — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
• Showrunner and creator Jac Schaeffer confessed that brains were melted in the construction of the time slippages, which took a true team effort as shots pieced together in this episode had been threaded through the previous six.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024