Examples of build on in a Sentence
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This report could signal whether Caterpillar can build on that run.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Over objections from staff planners and opponents, commissioners amended the county growth plan to allow Kelly Tractor to build on 246 acres west of Sweetwater.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
All built on a handshake and a verbal promise.
—Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The State of Illinois building (later known as the Thompson Center) was built on the site after the former hotel was demolished in 1980.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The city will use brine to keep snow and ice from building on roads and highways.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Unlike Trong, an ideologue who prioritized party discipline, Lam has focused on economic performance and repeatedly emphasized the need to empower the private sector and move Vietnam beyond a growth model built on cheap labor, exports and foreign investment.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Over objections from staff planners and opponents, commissioners amended the county growth plan to allow Kelly Tractor to build on 246 acres west of Sweetwater.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
All built on a handshake and a verbal promise.
—Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The State of Illinois building (later known as the Thompson Center) was built on the site after the former hotel was demolished in 1980.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The city will use brine to keep snow and ice from building on roads and highways.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Unlike Trong, an ideologue who prioritized party discipline, Lam has focused on economic performance and repeatedly emphasized the need to empower the private sector and move Vietnam beyond a growth model built on cheap labor, exports and foreign investment.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Build on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20on. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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