How to Use under construction in a Sentence

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  • The 3,800-seat venue is part of a larger complex that has been under construction for the better part of the last decade.
    — Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Hollywood store on the Intracoastal has been in the works since 2018 and is now under construction.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
  • Almost 25 million square feet of warehouse space was under construction in the Fort Worth area at the end of March.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But a slew of new lab space was already under construction.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Bass Pro Shops has a store under construction in Grand Prairie that’s expected to open in 2024.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The strike took place in an area on the outskirts of Irbil city near a U.S. Consulate building that is under construction.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • At the time, the plant was under construction on a $5 billion expansion.
    — Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The south end of Kyle Field is currently under construction, leaving only 75 yards worth of field for the spring game to be played on.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Skeletal remains were found in the basement of a house under construction in Queens, New York on Monday.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The couple have been renting since the loss of their home, and the $2 million prize will go toward their new house under construction in Ottumwa, Neubauer said.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • The first 19 gates in the new terminal, now under construction, are expected to open by late summer of next year.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • According to the Roden Crater website, the site remains under construction and is not open to the public.
    — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Part of my apartment complex is still under construction, and I’ve been treated to all the sights, sounds, and smells that come with making a space livable.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Many of the jobs building EVs will be at plants that are recently opened or are under construction to build the EV batteries.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Now a multi-use building that will house apartments and retail stores is under construction at the site.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
  • The new store has been under construction since last year and cost $8 million, according to documents filed with the state.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The site where the cable will connect in Rhode Island is already under construction.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Since then, scores of new concourses and gates have either opened or are under construction.
    — Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 4 May 2023
  • The Charybdis under construction at a Brownsville, Texas, shipyard.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC News, 30 June 2024
  • The first sign that Hamas was building tunnels underneath our house came in July 2013, while the house was under construction.
    — TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the center's 507 Gallery project is under construction and to be completed this fall.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
  • Milam led me on a tour through the massive building, where some rooms remained under construction.
    — Ezra Marcus, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Dozens of solar and wind projects are under construction, in an effort to upgrade the country’s grid, about 40% of which runs on fossil fuels.
    — Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Parker said eight new bridges have so far been completed, and 14 more are under construction.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
  • But soon another problem emerged: The gallery, which was still under construction, was too dry for the tropical ants.
    — Emily Anthes Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Most of the battery plants are still under construction, in joint ventures between the Big Three and their South Korean partners.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The tornado went on to destroy a home under construction near Myers Road.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 1 Apr. 2023
  • While under construction, De Laurentiis, Jade and Farley went to see the progress.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Data for new multi-units under construction is from the Census Bureau.
    — Kate Rabinowitz, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Bronny James, more of a long-term developmental project, showed the mid-range and rim-attacking skills that can help offset a three-point shot that’s still under construction.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

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