well-built
Britishadjective
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large or ample
a well-built lady
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having a good, strong construction
well-built houses
Example Sentences
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It's since strengthened further into a Category 5, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
A well-built, blackly comic morality play for which he stayed behind the camera, it’s among both his less metafictional endeavors and his most conventionally absorbing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
A well-built cheese plate isn’t so different from a well-built meal — every element has a purpose.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025
Fans, who could see how well-built these stars were, were disillusioned that Hogan would lie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
The well-built ship rode low with her burden, yet danced a little on the lapping shore-waves, ready to be gone.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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