Build has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building. | |
| 2. | You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours. | |
| 3. | If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards. | |
| 4. | Tom had a hard time raising enough money build the orphanage he'd promised to build. | |
| 5. | Tom didn't build the doghouse that Mary wanted him to build. | |
| 6. | Clyde was dissatisfied with his store-bought telescope and decided to build one for himself. Clyde's father took a second job to pay for the materials needed to build it. | |
| 7. | Let’s say you want to build a greenhouse for your plants. You could buy one. But it might cost a lot of money. So, you decide to build it from scratch. | |
| 8. | In my main language, I build sentences intuitively. In my other languages, I build sentences systematically. | |
| 9. | You must build up your courage. | |
| 10. | It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation. |