1
: a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)
2
: the art or business of assembling materials into a structure
Examples of building in a Sentence
My office is in that small brick building.
We bought the land for building.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hodges had already raised tuition, cut programs and sold buildings to try to stay open, but could not compete with state schools and is closing this summer.
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Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The cafe will sit inside an 8,000-square-foot metal building retail retail space with four other tenants.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
After cars put the line out of commission, the building became an auto repair shop, a towing company and a few other businesses.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Since its selection, Reven added as a partner affordable housing developer Lincoln Avenue Communities, and sought to work through the logistics of converting the office tower into a residential building.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
When 520 Fifth opens next year in Manhattan, due to be the tallest residential tower on Fifth Avenue, residents will live in a classic-luxe property that takes cues from such nearby historic buildings as the New York Public Library and Grand Central Station.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
At our Brainstorm Design conference in Macau a few months ago, an architect sketched a few lines and had an AI tool turn them into a complex building design—albeit one geared more towards beauty than structural integrity.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
But her tenant had gone rogue, converting the space into an unlicensed weed shop instead, and then locked her out of her own building.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Then, divide the building's property value by the number of units in the building.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The cafe will sit inside an 8,000-square-foot metal building retail retail space with four other tenants.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
After cars put the line out of commission, the building became an auto repair shop, a towing company and a few other businesses.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Since its selection, Reven added as a partner affordable housing developer Lincoln Avenue Communities, and sought to work through the logistics of converting the office tower into a residential building.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
When 520 Fifth opens next year in Manhattan, due to be the tallest residential tower on Fifth Avenue, residents will live in a classic-luxe property that takes cues from such nearby historic buildings as the New York Public Library and Grand Central Station.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
At our Brainstorm Design conference in Macau a few months ago, an architect sketched a few lines and had an AI tool turn them into a complex building design—albeit one geared more towards beauty than structural integrity.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
But her tenant had gone rogue, converting the space into an unlicensed weed shop instead, and then locked her out of her own building.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Then, divide the building's property value by the number of units in the building.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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building
noun
build·ing
ˈbil-diŋ 
1
: a permanent structure built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity or for storage
an office building
2
: the art, work, or business of assembling materials into a structure
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