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How to use buildup in a sentence

26 example sentences · noun

Buildup means an accumulation; an increase; a gradual development. Example: “Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.”

Examples of buildup by meaning

nounAn accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

  • Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.
  • There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.
  • One of the pricetags of the U.S. military buildup is a lack of health care in poorer communities.1988 December 11, Wickie Stamps, “Cambridge Conference Chronicles Anticommunism”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 3

nounThe construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.

  • Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103

More sentences with buildup

  • Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup.From the entry drill
  • Circumcellular buildup of a foreign substance is typically not healthy for the cell.From the entry circumcellular
  • When you overhaul an engine, you need to remove the carbon from around the valve seats. The carbon buildup can be extensive.From the entry carbon
  • Five steps forward will cause massive compression buildup, causing my heart to explode under its own pressure.”2026 June 7, Rob Schrab, “Rick Fu Hustle” (3:15 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 9, episode 3, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Ian…. From the entry commotio cordis
  • Furthermore, they can last for days, leading to very serious buildups of pollutant concentrations.1976 November, Donald F. Gatz; Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., “Meteorological Influences on Air Pollutant Concentrations”, in Environmental…. From the entry stagnation
  • Back in the day, pore strips were the be-all and end-all for removing blackheads and buildup around the nose.2025 April 23, Julia A. Siegel, MD, “12 Methods to Unclog Pores That Dermatologists Swear By”, in Byrdie. From the entry be-all and end-all
  • We only recommend plucking if the hair growth is excessive or there is an excessive buildup of ear wax.2023 January 10, Conner, Daryl, Ear Plucking - Times Have Changed!. From the entry ear plucking
  • A good story or buildup is what makes the punch line (or blowoff, in the case of a skit) funny.2015, Bruce Fife, Tony Blanco, Steve Kissell, Creative Clowning, page 54. From the entry blowoff
  • When I oversit, I get energy buildup.2013, Katy Kelly, Melonhead and the We-Fix-It Company, New York, NY: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry oversit
  • Fearful that the publicity would cripple his presidential buildup, Kennedy paid an emergency call on Washington superlawyer Clark Clifford.2011, Christopher J. Matthews, Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America, page 115. From the entry superlawyer
  • There will be a very serious counterreaction, certainly in conventional military buildups but also in examining the nuclear option.”2007 April 15, William J. Broad, “With Eye on Iran, Rivals Also Want Nuclear Power”, in New York Times. From the entry counterreaction
  • Many stove owners compensate by underfiring the stove, which causes poor performance, increased emissions and potential chimney fires by creosote buildup.1999 June, “Homes & the Canadian Experience”, in Alexandra R. McKirdy, editor, The Canadian Renewable Energy Guide, 2nd edition…. From the entry underfire
  • To halt this offensive buildup, a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated.1962 Oct. 22, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Address to the American People. From the entry quarantine
  • His whole buildup was as queer as a three-dollar bill.1955 February, Ross Macdonald [pseudonym; Kenneth Millar], “The Suicide”, in The Name Is Archer, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published…. From the entry queer as a three-dollar bill
  • Shoigu's nuclear threats are attempts to push European states to self-deter and reduce their buildups of their defenses – leaving NATO's eastern border largely undefended.2025 April 24, Christina Harward, Daria Novikov, Anna Harvey, Grace Mappes, George Barros, Nate Trotter, William Runkel, “Russian…. From the entry reflexive
  • The fact that both City goals came from burgling possession in the final third indicated how successfully City managed collectively to disrupt Real’s buildup play.2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian. From the entry burgle
  • Benítez's team had been subjected to some intense pressure and will be grateful that Benfica's finishing was not as refined as their buildup play.2013 May 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian. From the entry finishing
  • In reservoirs characterized by the presence of well-connected high-permeability streaks, early breakthrough and subsequent water buildup occur due to sweepage along high-permeability channels.2000, SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, page 463. From the entry sweepage
  • You can use an existing local exhaust hood in the room to prevent buildup of CO2 concentration or use a smoke blower exhausting the room.1996, Jack E. Daugherty, Industrial Environmental Management: A Practical Handbook, page 534. From the entry smoke blower
  • The Nationalist Government reported a massive buildup of PRC troops and aircraft in Fukien Province opposite the Nationalist-held Quemoy and Ma-tsu Islands.1992, Gregory W. Pedlow, Donald E. Welzenbach, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance: The U-2 and Oxcart Programs…. From the entry Ma-tsu
  • This imbalance causes the buildup of inventories during the summer months when consumption is low and the drawdown of inventories during the winter months when consumption is much higher.2011, Kenneth D. Lawrence, Ronald K. Klimberg, Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, page 32. From the entry drawdown
  • In the buildup to the big night—the mass spawning always occurs after sundown—the corals begin to “set,” which might be thought of as the scleractinian version of going into labor.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, chapter 7, in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Henry Holt and Company. From the entry scleractinian

Meaning of buildup

  1. noun An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
  2. noun The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.

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Questions about buildup in a sentence

How do you use buildup in a sentence?
Buildup is used as a noun. For example: “Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.”
What is a short sentence with buildup?
“When I oversit, I get energy buildup.”
What does buildup mean?
Buildup means an accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

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