construction
noun
the act or art of constructing.
constructions
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pluralof construction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The golf club would front constructions costs as a "gift" to Americans and local residents, according to the letter.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The clouds were made in the Netherlands by a firm with a history of building steel ship hulls that now specializes in building complex steel constructions like the clouds using digital data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
If Ms. Orton sang like her 19-year-old self, had the songs been tight constructions manicured by a hired-gun songwriter, had her insights felt unearned, such a declaration could have come across as trite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We now see that end of these monumental constructions coincides with the disappearance of the population that built them," Seersholm said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Like the menu of constructions, the menu of verbs can give a writer several options on where to place a given, new, light, or heavy phrase.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
