under construction

Example Sentences

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His company, Grass Roots, has two houses under construction but has not yet applied for permits on any others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In the U.S. alone, there are roughly 1,500 data centers under construction, according to Pew Research Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The number of homes under construction, for instance, dropped early this year to a 5 ½-year low.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Huge housing developments are under construction across the city, including thousands of homes on the old steelworks site in Llanwern.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The A July 1863 photograph of the Capitol building under construction, southeast view. people of Washington, overcome by news of the war’s end, hope to glimpse their president on this historic night.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly