How to Use builder in a Sentence

builder

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  • We will have to get the builders to repair the wall.
  • The army is said to be a character builder.
  • The architect discussed her plans with the builder and the contractor.
  • The experience was a real confidence builder.
  • There’s no way for entrepreneurial builders to meet the city’s strong housing demand.
    — Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Peace builders are hopeful that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will take effect.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But NorthPoint, the builder, is pressing ahead, and plans to start construction this summer.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Jenn and John acted as general contractors, calling on tradespeople Jenn knew through her job working for a builder.
    — Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • Walking into the room with the facts at hand and a thorough understanding of the issues under discussion is a confidence-builder that enables you to have the greatest impact with the fewest words.
    — Duane Cranston, Fortune, 9 May 2022
  • 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
  • Stadtler said the state plans to select the builders by this fall.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • First, the road builders use rollers to pack the subgrade down.
    — Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
  • The blueprint is then passed to a builder to bring the vision to life.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • The builders are still working out the pricing and just how large the units will be.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • McCoy says the Icon project in Texas with Lennar could show builders this is the way.
    — Jim Morrison, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My dad is a home builder and told me the layout of the home was super rare and unique.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Gulf Craft may not be the most famous yacht builder on the water.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • She was also told about the role of women as builders of peace.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • There was griping about its scale, but it was built within the law; that was the city’s fault, not the builder’s.
    — Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • He was laid off from his job at a home builder as the housing market slowed.
    — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2022
  • For the unversed, the builder’s woodwork is some of the most beautiful in the yachting world.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Nesmith landed, hollered and flexed both his arms like a body builder.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The work was, of course, finished to the Dutch builder’s exacting standards.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Buyers can also use their own plans and work with Dream Builders, or a builder of their choice.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Correa, the home builder, plans to finish 17 houses this year.
    — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Curiel had square recessed lighting installed in the ceiling, but otherwise the kitchen was the work of the builder.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • There are tons of Lego options included in the Prime Day sale for every age and kind of builder.
    — Amy Stanford, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • But no builder is in place for a 4,000-bed prison planned in Escambia County.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The front and rear sections of the car were mangled and even the engine – which had run fewer than 100 laps – went back to the builder for a checkup.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The Mackinac Bridge Walk is a tribute to the original builders of the bridge, which was constructed in 1958.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023

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