Construction

//kənˈstɹʌkʃən//

"Construction" in a Sentence (19 examples)

The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.

Our new school building is under construction.

The rightmost lane is now under construction.

Mark was a work horse on his construction crew.

The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.

The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies.

The railroad is now in the process of construction.

The library is now under construction.

The new library has been under construction since last year.

The new bridge is under construction.

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Construction is underway on the new bridge.

The engineer marvelled at his construction.

He had worked in construction all his life.

The office was a construction of steel and glass.

"Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.

A thing of simple construction.

Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.

American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.

He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.

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