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
Their squabbling hardly makes a stir here, in a boisterous environ of myriad ethnicities and immigrant nationalities crammed into a building whose crumbling infrastructure is much complained about but never repaired.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The same can be said for its New York outpost at 103 Mercer Street in Soho, a two-story brick building built in 1900 that once served as a furniture maker.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Police received reports of shots being fired around 2:50 p.m. near a portable building on campus, according to the department.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Barnes was shot near a portable classroom building.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
For one, Randle says the air conditioning works better than inside the muggy main building.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
On a hulking gray building on a wide boulevard once bisected by the Berlin Wall, a silver call button grants access to an expansive, shadowy, unfurnished foyer.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Updates have been done to the building and interior since Fine opened in the 1970s, but those old-time, 1960s cigar lounge feelings remain.
—Jennings Cool, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The council allowed one hour of public comment at Tuesday's meeting, as other agenda items included another annexation and change orders on the community building restoration.
—Lydia Fletcher, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The same can be said for its New York outpost at 103 Mercer Street in Soho, a two-story brick building built in 1900 that once served as a furniture maker.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Police received reports of shots being fired around 2:50 p.m. near a portable building on campus, according to the department.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Barnes was shot near a portable classroom building.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
For one, Randle says the air conditioning works better than inside the muggy main building.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
On a hulking gray building on a wide boulevard once bisected by the Berlin Wall, a silver call button grants access to an expansive, shadowy, unfurnished foyer.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Updates have been done to the building and interior since Fine opened in the 1970s, but those old-time, 1960s cigar lounge feelings remain.
—Jennings Cool, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The council allowed one hour of public comment at Tuesday's meeting, as other agenda items included another annexation and change orders on the community building restoration.
—Lydia Fletcher, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building. Accessed 29 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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