erected
Example Sentences
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The street artist erected the statue of a man marching off a plinth with his face covered by a flag at Waterloo Place on 29 April.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Fatima Emar, Mohammed's wife, says that the family had originally erected tents after the houses they had built in 2023 were destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The physical defenses along NATO’s eastern flank, such as the dragon’s teeth, were erected in the past few years and dubbed the “Baltic Defense Line.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
An “autodefensa,” or armed member of the town’s militia, checks a vehicle’s paperwork at one of the barricades erected to protect San Ángel Zurumucapio,.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
When it had originally been erected, some people had even compared it to the Great Wall of China, although that was pushing it a bit.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
