in a building

Example Sentences

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"But what I was dealing with was a number of protesters in a building site with lots of debris, lots of things there that could have potentially escalated," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

An AFP photographer saw two apartments damaged in a building on a narrow street, and traffic congestion as residents tried to leave the suburb while the Lebanese army deployed to the area.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“When you get 200 people in a building sharing the cost, it’s actually a lot cheaper than staying in your home,” Carle said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Canaanland is named for the promised land; its Faith Tabernacle can, and often does, hold 50,000 people in a building that resembles an aircraft hangar, its “almost sterile interior” suggesting that “hope is adornment enough.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Actually, Vera had barely graduated from Norman Thomas High School and hadn’t set foot in a building of higher education since.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez