Examples of build on in a Sentence
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The first product built on this approach is the ForeFlight AI Connector.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
There have been question marks as to how far such a physical style, built on the Red Bull principles, could take Canada.
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Carl Anka,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The combination of reduced immunization and poor nutrition build on each other.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The simulation was built on 1,000 years of earthquake data collected through radiocarbon dating of sediments, tree-ring records and historical accounts.
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Velvet Wu
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
It was built on steel, sweat and the kind of practical ingenuity that turns impossible ideas into finished work.
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Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Stallman’s instincts were shaped by university science, where research is published openly for the world to build on.
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David Siegel,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The plan for a stock exchange builds on DR Congo’s push to make the mining sector more attractive to investors through a $100 million partnership with the US and the UAE.
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Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
In their view, being equal means that people are the same in all ways that matter legally; policies built on group differences must therefore be rejected as treating people unequally before the law.
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Teresa M. Bejan,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
There have been question marks as to how far such a physical style, built on the Red Bull principles, could take Canada.
—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The combination of reduced immunization and poor nutrition build on each other.
—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The simulation was built on 1,000 years of earthquake data collected through radiocarbon dating of sediments, tree-ring records and historical accounts.
—
Velvet Wu
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
It was built on steel, sweat and the kind of practical ingenuity that turns impossible ideas into finished work.
—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Stallman’s instincts were shaped by university science, where research is published openly for the world to build on.
—
David Siegel,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The plan for a stock exchange builds on DR Congo’s push to make the mining sector more attractive to investors through a $100 million partnership with the US and the UAE.
—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
In their view, being equal means that people are the same in all ways that matter legally; policies built on group differences must therefore be rejected as treating people unequally before the law.
—
Teresa M. Bejan,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
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“Build on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20on. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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