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.
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The top of this scale would create buildings higher than anything that now exists outside the Loop and its immediate surroundings.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
But residents now realize that more building in that area is a dangerous idea to them and their property.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Lexington, which manages the building where The Tobacco Shop is located, declined to comment on the court filing seeking eviction.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
This element is corralling all the sculptures into a sort of listening zone by giving the space parameters that aren’t the same as the building’s parameters.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
But residents now realize that more building in that area is a dangerous idea to them and their property.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Lexington, which manages the building where The Tobacco Shop is located, declined to comment on the court filing seeking eviction.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
This element is corralling all the sculptures into a sort of listening zone by giving the space parameters that aren’t the same as the building’s parameters.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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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