: formed as to physique or bodily contours
slimly built
especially
: well or attractively formed
Examples of built in a Sentence
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Enter into the open great room, which has a gas fireplace, dining area, and handsome built-ins.
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BostonGlobe.com,
23 Nov. 2019
The department was built 30 years ago and has not been substantially expanded even as emergency medicine has become more sophisticated.
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Anne Saker,
Cincinnati.com,
29 Oct. 2019
But Iran, which not only built way stations along the route but has spent millions over the last five years renovating Shiite shrines in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf, also took credit.
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New York Times,
22 Oct. 2019
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BostonGlobe.com,
23 Nov. 2019
The department was built 30 years ago and has not been substantially expanded even as emergency medicine has become more sophisticated.
—
Anne Saker,
Cincinnati.com,
29 Oct. 2019
But Iran, which not only built way stations along the route but has spent millions over the last five years renovating Shiite shrines in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf, also took credit.
—
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2019
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“Built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/built. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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