construction
Example Sentences
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Anutin Charnvirakul is the scion of a construction dynasty and a hobbyist jet pilot, but championed Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis and styles himself as a man of the people.
From Barron's
Officers potentially wasting thousands of hours in pursuit of car backfires and construction noise mislabeled as gunfire has not deterred the New York Police Department from continuing to use it.
From Salon
Incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a hobby pilot and the heir to a construction fortune, is widely expected to retain his post, regardless of the election result.
From Barron's
He credits training as a carpenter with "shaping him", and has previously spent his summers working on construction sites.
From BBC
After talking with his soon-to-be father-in-law—a sheet-metal worker—he took the union tests for plumbing, elevator construction and electrical work.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
