build around

verb

built around; building around; builds around

: to develop or organize (something) by using (something, such as an idea) as its main or central part

We built our program around the idea that people need love and support.

Their lives are built around their children.

Examples of build around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pinewood Cottage — It was built around 1920 and demolished this March. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The scent, built around the traditionally feminine note of vanilla, was created by DSM-Firmenich master perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Alberto Morillas. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

This has been a streaky offense, one that has rarely had even two of the star players it was built around hot at the same time. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

Yet, sitting beside a doll made in her image during a night built around celebrating her brand, Reese focused on what the world had failed to give her. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for build around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background