Example Sentences

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Despite its peculiarities, it was immediately apparent to visitors like Rev. Graham that the ideology and imagery of the system Kim Il Sung had erected had much in common with Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In 2017, as I reported, Southern Co. pulled the plug on the flagship plant of this effort, a coal gasification factory it had erected in eastern Mississippi.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

I got there before they had erected this huge wall outside the bar.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

By 2020, McIndoe and team had erected multiple billboards in cities including Birmingham and Los Angeles.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

The slaves had erected her tent by the shore of a spring-fed pool.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin