Example Sentences

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Romanian reports said police were erecting barriers around the building.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

In colonial Old San Juan, police were erecting concrete barricades and shop owners were covering store windows with metal sheeting or plywood as if a hurricane were coming.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2019

In colonial Old San Juan, police were erecting concrete barricades and shop owners were covering store windows with metal sheeting or plywood as if a hurricane were coming.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

Meanwhile, cellphone companies were erecting their towers in cities at an ever-quickening rate, further shrinking Iridium’s niche.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2016

When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho