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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Their squabbling hardly makes a stir here, in a boisterous environ of myriad ethnicities and immigrant nationalities crammed into a building whose crumbling infrastructure is much complained about but never repaired.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The same can be said for its New York outpost at 103 Mercer Street in Soho, a two-story brick building built in 1900 that once served as a furniture maker.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The same can be said for its New York outpost at 103 Mercer Street in Soho, a two-story brick building built in 1900 that once served as a furniture maker.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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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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