How to Use buildup in a Sentence

buildup

1 of 2 noun
  • There is a big traffic buildup on the highway.
  • Both players were given big buildups before the game.
  • You should clean the mechanism regularly to prevent buildup of dirt.
  • The buildup can be hard to clean.
    — Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The buildup doesn’t stop at your clothes.
    — Ryan Brennan may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Black residue buildup found in this liquor store.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
  • The buildup of ice on area rivers, lakes and bays will stop.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This helped prevent the buildup of stress.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Pressure wash away stains and dirt buildup.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Surfaces cold enough could see ice buildup.
    — Troy Bridges, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Pressure wash stains and dirt buildup.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Debris buildup was found on the meat grinder.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • All three chest freezers had heavy ice buildup.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Cast iron cookware that is rusty or has thick buildup.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps that buildup didn’t help.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • There's also smells that can come from grime buildup.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There's also smells that can come from grime buildup.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Too much plaque buildup can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Then there's the cost of the rapid buildup of troops itself.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Thatch is a buildup of dead stems and leaves on the soil surface.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
  • An eighth-minute goal was called back for offside in the buildup.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
  • Clean out the fridge and the trash to prevent funky odor buildup.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • That bad smell in your laundry room could be caused by this buildup.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • For all the buildup, this may be less a showdown than a shrug-off.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That could be due to a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That could be caused by a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • SpaceX is skirting the whole buildup process.
    — Ari Levy,leslie Picker, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • So there is no need for any military buildup.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The buildup to this moment has been weeks in the making.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • A lot of the buildup will be found floating in the vinegar.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025

build up

2 of 2 verb
  • Food residue can build up and cause cracks.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Food residue can build up and cause cracks.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Spence, 27, will be built up as a starter.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Grease had built up on the vent hoods and fryers.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This was the whole point of building up so many draft picks.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The job then became a longer process to break down habits and build up new ones.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Snow and ice build up in the wheels and cause the tires to go out of balance.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • When ice builds up, the birds can no longer maintain flight and are forced to land.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The rear has been bumped out and built up into a third story.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
  • This will help keep messes from building up.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • There’s a trust built up that the new work will be relevant.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In many ways, the city is building up throughout the metro.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But the difference now is that there’s so much trust built up.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This includes dirt and oil that can build up as a result of styling.
    — Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
  • If there are many stings, venom can build up in your blood vessels.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Liu likes to start off with the smallest amount and build up if needed.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • If structure and movement are sound, the fluff and stuff is built up.
    — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That builds up an actual brand.
    — Tamara Warren, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Still betting on this legacy, which has been built up so well in the past.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • How much phosphorus has built up?
    — Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Part of that is slower build up to game speed, but with more focus on at-bats.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time.
    — ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.
    — Tucker J. Gregor, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The fight in Michigan had built up more slowly.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
  • The best way to break in any hiking shoe or boot is to build up your time wearing them.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
  • The first is how much rock builds up above the material.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Crab in chest freezer has a build up of ice and is uncovered.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sunflower seed hulls can kill off grass if allowed to build up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Even if the gas sticks around longer, there just may not be enough to build up massive giants.
    — Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • As a result, cortisol can build up in the body.
    — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 4 Feb. 2026

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