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  • past participle of build.
  • past tense form of build.
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built

[bilt] / bɪlt /




Example Sentences

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Mum-of -three Ruby Blaken founded Second Snuggle in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and has built a business based on pre-loved children's items.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The pope’s alternative is Nehemiah’s Jerusalem, a project governed by the people who will have to live with what gets built and are willing to grapple honestly with what they are building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company has also built its own vertically integrated satellite-manufacturing division.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The museum had designated one central tree to be the official “Wish Tree” and it had built an elevated platform around the trunk base, so visitors could reach the branches more easily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Green waves built up and beat against the land side of the island.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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