in construction

idiom

: having a job that involves building things

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."

Examples of in construction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That number is set to increase as around nine boutique hotels are in construction or development in Benton and Washington counties. —Lydia Fletcher, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024

There were notable job number declines in February in construction, due partly to the storms that battered parts of the state this winter, according to EDD. —David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024

The largest decrease was in construction, with 9,600 jobs lost — a reflection of disruptions from a series of strong storms that hit the state in February. —Adam Beam, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024

Anchoring the project is a Safeway grocery store that’s already been in construction and is expected to open this September, according to Jim Pederson, founder of the development company. —Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024

Normally, quicklime is slaked in water long before use in construction. —Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024

The share of immigrants in construction has only recently started to rebound after years of fewer immigrants joining the industry due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on travel and border crossings and the Trump administration’s clampdown on immigration. —Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024

It was first used in construction in the 1930s and became ubiquitous as an insulator in schools, hospitals, homes and offices as well as consumer products. —Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024

Clean energy has the potential to deliver thousands of good, high-paying jobs in construction, manufacturing, research, education and more. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024