How to Use build around in a Sentence

build around

verb
  • Each one is the kind of event a trip can be built around.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • Their schedules are built around it.
    — Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • That hope was built around this summer.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Not having Lawrence to build around is a huge blow.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • Everything else can be built around you over time.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • My life has been built around doing mornings.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
  • Know your perception well enough to build around it.
    — Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The helipad was built around that time.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Berlin’s is raw, immersive and built around the dance floor.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Know your limits, build around them, and stay open to what others see.
    — Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Most trips are built around work, but the city’s pull is personal, too.
    — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Lebanon has a peace framework built around an armed group that refused to sign it.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The Isle of Skye blend is built around a core of island malts.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • To be sure, the temptation will be there to build around Rice.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • That gave birth to a story idea built around those mechanics.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • The backyard is the closer, built around an oak tree that predates the house.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Every cruise wardrobe needs a white tee—the piece everything else gets built around.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
  • It was built around both the date of his death and the kind of physical toughness he was known for.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • It was built around the Myakka, a wild river that's a haven for the state's unique wildlife.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Still, there is a foundation with a lot of upside to keep building around.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • Markets are being built around it, powered by it, and priced because of it.
    — Steve Dickson, Bloomberg, 20 May 2026
  • In a restaurant, the mechanics of service are built around the room.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Entire sectors of the health care economy are built around this process.
    — Holland Haynie, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The battalion found a large hunting estate built around a château.
    — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • In a market full of short-term fixes, a model built around longevity is what is needed.
    — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The Cubs are built around their position players and elite defense.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Beyond the main event, the card is built around recognizable legacy names.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Citadel’s entire business is built around hiring brainiacs.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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