build around

phrasal verb

built around; building around; builds around

: to develop or organize (something) by using (something, such as an idea) as its main or central part

We built our program around the idea that people need love and support.

Their lives are built around their children.

Examples of build around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many characters, like grappler classes, are built around up close and personal combat. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024 His offensive game is built around his downhill attacking ability that creates offense for himself and others, but will that skill translate to the NBA? —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024 The town was largely built around the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, opened in 1875 and still operational, whose original owner was Andrew Carnegie. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 The entire show is built around public art projects that were carefully proposed, diligently submitted, thoroughly considered — and then completely rejected. —

Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for build around

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