building

noun

build·ing ˈbil-diŋ

: a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)

: the art or business of assembling materials into a structure

Example Sentences

My office is in that small brick building. We bought the land for building.

Recent Examples on the Web What happened in this particular building — 45 corpses were found days later in the hospital chapel — is both a lament and a warning to those who will face the next Category 5 hurricane.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 Much of the drama springs from the relationship, or lack thereof, between Memorial and a company called LifeCare, which specialized in long-term care and leased a floor in the building.

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 It’s not just Memphians who are allured by this building.

Boyce Upholt, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2022 The sense of community Compton nurtured in that building often felt like family or what Thompson Smith refers to as a band of brothers.

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Bates said the referee has not worked in the building since the incident.

Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022 Legendary hotelier Liz Lambert, formerly of Bunkhouse Hotels, worked alongside Larry McGuire and Tom Moorman to transform this 19th-century building into a playful 75-room boutique hotel in New Orleans’s Lower Garden District.

Monica Mendal, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 Police found Ahmadi, 62, shot to death in the building’s rear parking lot.

Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 The crash comes after a shooting broke out at a Mall of America store when Busch and his family were in the building.

Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

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