custom-build
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of custom-build
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Interestingly, Levine and Prinsloo followed in Lowe’s real estate footsteps yet again when they purchased a new Montecito dwelling just a few minutes from the actor’s custom-build dwelling, snapping up a home that was once part of Oprah’s iconic “Promised Land” estate.
From MarketWatch
Ms Curtin says: "We will have a development that has showcased the benefits of self and custom-build to the UK market, and its legacy is, it's not just in Bicester, it is replicated."
From BBC
Andy Detwiler lost his arms as a child and learned how to use his feet to drive a tractor, feed animals and custom-build farm equipment.
From New York Times
Using his toes, teeth, chin and a single remaining shoulder, he learned how to drive a tractor, feed horses and goats, shoot a handgun, loosen screws with a screw gun, paint antique farm equipment, custom-build his own farm equipment, operate a snow plow — and film himself all the while, becoming one of YouTube’s most popular and beloved farming personalities.
From New York Times
It had taken Sheriff nearly six years to custom-build the four-wheeled drum set, a painstaking process filled with fits and setbacks.
From Los Angeles Times
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