Examples of build on in a Sentence
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.
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Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Its launch builds on the success of the Côte d’Ivoire edition, introduced in 2017, and marks the 51st international edition of Elle, owned by French publishing group Lagardère.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
What's most welcoming about this relationship is how it's built on equality and respect.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
My approach to governing is built on a lifetime of fighting for working families, public education, affordable health care, and real economic opportunity, not corporate handouts.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
What’s being built on Grove Street?
—Travis Webb, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
The union is currently in the midst of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a successor agreement that would build on the previous deal.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That rise builds on the record trading volume in 2025 at 457 tons a day on average.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Its launch builds on the success of the Côte d’Ivoire edition, introduced in 2017, and marks the 51st international edition of Elle, owned by French publishing group Lagardère.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
What's most welcoming about this relationship is how it's built on equality and respect.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
My approach to governing is built on a lifetime of fighting for working families, public education, affordable health care, and real economic opportunity, not corporate handouts.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
What’s being built on Grove Street?
—Travis Webb, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
The union is currently in the midst of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a successor agreement that would build on the previous deal.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That rise builds on the record trading volume in 2025 at 457 tons a day on average.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Build on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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