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.
  • This is the mark of a builder who wanted to create an instant effect.
    — Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The contractor claimed they were abruptly fired and the plans were illegally handed over to a new builder.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2022
  • This decrease is attributed to builders moderating their pace of new home starts to match market conditions.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And second: Reinforce the idea that upcycling food waste isn't just a brand-builder or sustainability talking point.
    — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The property was previously under contract to a residential builder for a project that didn’t come to fruition, Jackson said.
    — Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Already, Russia's main builder of tanks, Uralvagonzavod, appears to have stopped production due to a lack of components.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2022
  • In the most recent Basu and Godin Notebook pod, there was a discussion about culture builders, clearly Suzuki is a tone setter in this regard.
    — Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 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

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