Examples of builder in a Sentence
The architect discussed her plans with the builder and the contractor.
We will have to get the builders to repair the wall.
The army is said to be a character builder.
The experience was a real confidence builder.
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Pettit pointed out that Crow Holdings has a project-labor agreement with the Northwest Indiana Building Trades as well, ensuring that the warehouses will be built with either union builders or non-union builders paid prevailing union wage.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
The Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday, despite significant opposition, unanimously approved the first step of a controversial downtown housing plan, inviting builders to propose plans for over 480 affordable units on land that is currently occupied by city parking lots.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Barbato believes that builders in Southern California and other fire-prone places should return to an ancient construction material that is plentiful, ubiquitous, indestructible, harmless to harvest, and easy to use: dirt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 17 Jan. 2025
However, if homeowners instead hire a lawyer or initiate litigation, the builder can no longer try to fix the problem because to do so would be to destroy evidence so the potential for an easy fix is lost.
—Mark Hillman, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
The Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday, despite significant opposition, unanimously approved the first step of a controversial downtown housing plan, inviting builders to propose plans for over 480 affordable units on land that is currently occupied by city parking lots.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Barbato believes that builders in Southern California and other fire-prone places should return to an ancient construction material that is plentiful, ubiquitous, indestructible, harmless to harvest, and easy to use: dirt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 17 Jan. 2025
However, if homeowners instead hire a lawyer or initiate litigation, the builder can no longer try to fix the problem because to do so would be to destroy evidence so the potential for an easy fix is lost.
—Mark Hillman, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/builder. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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builder
noun
build·er
ˈbil-dər 
: one that builds
especially
: a person whose business is the construction of buildings
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