How to Use build on in a Sentence

build on

verb
  • This team would be built on its depth.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But the Sabres didn’t build on that goal.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • This franchise was built on his back.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
  • Medicine is a field that builds on itself.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • And even building on their lead.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Plus, the tiles stick to the tin, so kids can build on the go.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The question is what gets built on top of it.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • These are the things that rock-and-roll legend can be built on.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Lakers want to build on that.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The Mets were never able to build on the lead.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Saadiq said his sound was built on his past and those who came before him.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And media rights fees used to be built on ratings.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • It is built on less than that treatment implies.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • It was built on a willingness to share risk.
    — Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026
  • Media rights fees are no longer built on ratings.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Drag is built on parody, puns and jokes.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026
  • This isn’t a nostalgia project built on clip reels.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The sport was built on rivalries.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The city will use brine to keep snow and ice from building on roads and highways.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • What’s being built on Grove Street?
    — Travis Webb, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
  • This is not what America was built on.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Because that’s what the culture is going to be built on.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • One developer was able to get a grant from the city to build on top of it.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This town, to me, is built on hard work and dedication.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
  • It’s built on small businesses.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • All built on a handshake and a verbal promise.
    — Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • It was built on a decade of visible failures.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Aren’t rebellions built on hope?
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Chicago’s future should not be built on smoke and mirrors.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • And in a sport built on inches, that voice could change everything.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026

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