build
verb (used with object)
to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials.
had built
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past perfectof build.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Insomnia and mania began to set in - and that triggered him, he says, to "burn down" everything he had built - his marriage, his friendships, and his business.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As recently as last year, the company’s army of consultants had built up billions of dollars of bookings helping customers navigate how generative AI would change their business, and its software business was growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
US software giant Microsoft told AFP it had built warnings about the risk of mistakes into its Copilot models.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Graham, for better and worse, had built up a fiefdom for himself in foreign policy, similar to the way McCain or other old Senate lions had.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Bartok had built a fire on the hearthstones and was sitting beside it, working on my towline, which had been cut by sharp rocks on the trail.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
